July 27, 2001

Right now is the time to troll with crankbaits on most of Minnesota’s prime walleye lakes. Typically, the walleyes will hold in deeper water during the mid-day hours, but they’ll make morning and evening feeding forays up onto shallower flats, bars, and reefs. When the fish move up onto these structures, there are scattered schools […]

July 9-18: MN Shooting Sports Education Center is offering an Introduction to Small Bore Competition. Meets Mon. & Wed. from 6-8 p.m. Cost: $30. For more infor contact the Center at 218-327-0583 or email mssec@uslink.net July 20-21: MN Shooting Sports Education Center is offering a Canadian Firearms Safety Class (Possession and Acquisition License – P.A.L.)

Rob Drieslein has been the editor of Outdoor News since 1996. You can also listen to Rob on Fan Outdoors 1130 Saturday mornings.

July 14: Roosevelt Lake August 4: Whitefish Lake August 18: Gull Lake (Classic) Experience an exciting new walleye tournament series on the Minnesota Walleye Trail. For more info visit our website at www.polebender.com or call 507-764-2668. July 8: Lake Osakis Aug. 12: Buffalo Lake Sept. 8-9: MWT Championship on Madison Lake. Central Minnesota’s newest bass

Increase in population hard to see By Shawn Perich Field Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. During the past decade, DNR wildlife officials say Minnesota’s black bear population has doubled to an estimated 30,000 bruins. This has prompted the agency to allow the state’s 20,000 bear hunters a bag limit of two bears in 2001. Their goal

ELY AREA Walleye action has improved on Bearhead Lake, White Iron Lake, and Birch Lake in 20 to 25 feet of water. Anglers are finding plenty of keeping-size fish as well as several trophy-sized walleyes. Snowbank Lake is kicking out a few lake trout over 60 feet of water. Look to Farm Lake, Garden Lake,

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Tim Spielman has been the Associate editor since 1997. Tim lives in Siren Wisc. and loves to hunt and fish.