As new ice anglers enter the fold, here’s a primer on proper etiquette
The conservation officer wasn’t pleased. Nor were the ice anglers who happened by that winter afternoon. The site: a Mississippi River backwater near Wabasha in ...
As new ice anglers enter the fold, here’s a primer on proper etiquette
The conservation officer wasn’t pleased. Nor were the ice anglers who happened by that winter afternoon. The site: a Mississippi River backwater near Wabasha in southeastern Minnesota, a mile or so from a common entry point for anglers who were willing to get their cardio in by chasing bluegills, black crappies, perch, and northern pike.
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