June 7, 2002

NORTHEAST METRO Clear Lake is kicking out walleyes in 18 to 24 feet of water. White Bear Lake, Big Marine Lake, and Forest Lake are giving up numbers of northern pike and largemouth bass along the emerging weed edges. Look for consistent crappie action on Linwood Lake, Big Marine, and Bald Eagle Lake. These fish […]

ALEXANDRIA AREA The walleye bite slowly is getting better on several area lakes. Lakes such as Reno, Darling, Miltona, and Le Homme Dieu have started kicking out fish in 13 to 18 feet of water. Leeches are turning more fish than anything else right now. Crappies remain active in shallow water on Lake Darling and

Contributing Editor The little river tumbles out of spring-rich glacial hills and wanders through woodlands, towns and farm fields. Wild trout still thrive in its headwaters, but for many years the state has stocked the lower reaches with hatchery-raised browns and rainbows. Dad often fished here with a friend now long gone who taught him

Madison Additional testing of tissues from a sample of 516 deer shot in March and April has yielded four more CWD-positive deer from the sample area. The test uses lymph node tissue and is still experimental, but seems to compare well to the test standard that uses brain stem tissue. This brings the total number