December 15, 2000

Novice fly tiers need advice. The best place to find it is at a tackle shop that sells fly-fishing paraphernalia. In recent years, fly shops have proliferated across the Midwest. Likely, there is one near you. At a fly shop, you’ll find not only the tools and materials you need, but also expert advice about […]

The MWA encourages youth involvement in angling and will host free kids’ clinics at the Walleye Expo, Feb. 2-4, 2001, at Canterbury Park in Shakopee. Club meetings are open to the public and the next is scheduled for Dec. 20 at the American Legion in Richfield. A special program will feature Outdoor News’ staffer “Tackle”

Anglers must still identify their fish houses if they intend to leave them unoccupied at any time. That ID must include, in three-inch letters and numbers, the owner’s name and address or phone number. Unidentified houses left on the ice may be removed and destroyed by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. The NDGFD

St. Paul For a while last week, it appeared the number of Minnesotans wanting to chase wild turkeys come spring might have declined from last year. Then, the number of turkey permit applications began to roll in. “As of Tuesday (four days before the Dec. 1 deadline), we had about 13,000 applications,” said Ron Kullmann,

While grant-in-aid snowmobile trails open Dec. 1, they are always off-limits to ATVs and motorcycles. ATVs are allowed on the bottom or the outside slopes of road right-of-ways, designated ATV trails, private land with the landowner’s permission and on frozen lakes. Information and more is available in the 2000-01 Recreational Motor Vehicles Regulations booklet available

Brainerd, Minn. A proposal by a bag limit advisory board would reduce the daily limits on four species of fish in Minnesota and create a protected slot for stream trout. The board, consisting of fishing guides, resort owners, DNR fisheries biologists, media representatives and concerned fishermen, announced the proposal at a meeting Nov. 30 in

NORTHEAST METRO The north end of Bald Eagle Lake is producing walleyes and crappies in 10 to 12 feet of water. Green Lake is giving up some crappies as well. Look for steady sunfish action at the narrows of Forest Lake. Battle Creek Lake is a safe bet for sunfish in less than 10 feet

“The season’s not over yet,” said state DNR chief deer and bear ecologist Bill Mytton. The muzzleloader season ran through Dec. 3 and another special, antlerless-only “Zone T” hunt was scheduled for Dec. 7-10 in a large portion of the state. The deer population before this year’s hunt was estimated to be about 1.7 million.

LAKE MILLE LACS East – The main lake isn’t being traveled on yet, but it’s very close. The bays have up to 8 inches of ice on them. The perch and northern pike action has been very consistent during the day in the Scenic Bay area, near McQuoid’s Inn, and in front of Dickie’s Resort.