Mike Ward, St. Paul • 30-inch walleye • Lake of the Woods
Trophy tales: Three Minnesota fish stories
August 30, 2017 at 1:25AM
Ward, above, and some friends have been taking fishing trips for 25 years. Last month, in rough water on Miles Bay, Ward carefully reeled in (and released) the biggest fish ever caught by the group. Ward used a jig and minnow and was fishing with light tackle and a bendy rod.
Long battle with pike
Relatives of Paul Ray, of Austin, Texas, have been taking a fishing vacation on Trout Lake near Bovey, Minn., for more than 50 years. It took Ray about 10 minutes recently to land this 35½-inch northern pike — his biggest ever.
Mistaken identity
Riley Stroik, of Prior Lake, was fishing Lake Borden near Garrison, Minn., when he thought he had hooked a weed. Instead, it was a 28-inch walleye, which was released.
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None of the boat’s occupants, two adults and two juveniles, were wearing life jackets, officials said.
