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Trophy tales, part II: First walleye for 6-year-old girl

June 26, 2013 at 12:57PM
Otter Tail County holds 1,048 lakes — not only more than any other county in Minnesota but more than any county in the United States. One of those lakes is West Lost Lake, where Claire Dagel, 6, of Astoria, S.D., caught her first walleye, a 21-inch dandy, on her "Barbie" pole with a 4-pound test line. Holding her fish is grandpa Keith Hartmann of Fairmont, Minn.
FIRST WALLEYE Claire Dagel, 6, of Astoria, S.D., caught her first walleye, a 21-inch dandy, on her “Barbie” pole with a 4-pound test line. Holding her fish is grandpa Keith Hartmann of Fairmont, Minn. Claire caught the fish on West Lost Lake in Otter Tail County. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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LAST CALL Zach Hartley of Minneapolis caught this 38-inch northern on Cedar Lake in Wright County. "I was catching largemouth bass in about 8-feet of water off a weed line, using a jig and fake minnow with 8-pound test line. We were leaving in 10 minutes, and I thought a huge bass or walleye hit my line. I was surprised when I got this to the boat. We took photos and released it.''
LAST CALL Zach Hartley of Minneapolis caught this 38-inch northern on Cedar Lake in Wright County. "I was catching largemouth bass in about 8-feet of water off a weed line, using a jig and fake minnow with 8-pound test line. We were leaving in 10 minutes, and I thought a huge bass or walleye hit my line. I was surprised when I got this to the boat. We took photos and released it.'' (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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