Today's trophy tales

9-year old Owen Wolkerstorfer, above, caught this 4-pound largemouth bass in a maze of lily pads and weeds on Goose Lake in Chisago County.

Anything you can do ...

6-year old Caitlyn Wolkerstorfer, Owen's sister, caught this 32-inch northern pike on Rush Lake in Chisago County last month. She held on while her father netted the catch.

Stella Marchese, Burnsville • 40-inch tiger muskie • Crystal Lake

At first strike, Stella Marchese thought she had a small northern on the line. But she quickly realized it wasn't a northern, when she saw his head burst out of the water and his pattern. She used a double spinner, black and green while fishing early on a Sunday afternoon two weeks ago

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