May 6, 2005

June 3-5: Western Lake Superior Trolling Association Fishing Derby, Barkers Island, Superior, WI. For more info call Dave Koneczny, 218-724-1264. June 4: Women Anglers 28th Annual Fishing Tournament, Park Rapids. For more info call Eileen Kendrick, 763-441-0578. June 11: Royalton Lions Take a Kid Fishing. For more info call William Moeller, 320-584-5134. June 14 – […]

Contributing Editor Spring is a real teaser at these latitudes. When mid-April brought temperatures soaring into the 80s, it looked like we’d have bass and bluegills on the beds by the opening day of the inland fishing season. A week later, cold fronts and snow squalls brought us back to our senses. So now, it’s

June 24-26: Western Superior Pro AM Fishing Tournament, Lake Superior. Weigh-in locations: Knife River Harbor, Port Wing Marina, Washburn Marina, Saxon Harbor, Barkers Island (Superior), Pikes Bay Marina (Bayfield), Ashland Marina, Black River Harbor. For more info call Pikes Bay Marina, 877-841-3900. Wisconsin Muskie Tour (WMT) 2005 schedule of tournaments. To enter a WMT event,

Restrictions are being removed since green-up of the fire fuels is occurring and wildfire conditions are easing. The counties of Benton, Carver, Dakota, Douglas, Grant, Hennepin, Pope, Ramsey, Scott, Stearns, Stevens, Washington, and Wright had restrictions removed. Fire restrictions for other counties will be eased when conditions warrant. For more information regarding burning restrictions, check

May 21: Big Eau Pleine Reservoir bow fishing outing, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Dancy Launch, Lisa’s Landing, contact Brad Getzloff, 715-340-6534, or Matt Harris, 262-370-7594, e-mail: carpmjh@yahoo.com. June 18-19: WWA Lakeshore/Manitowoc Chapter Father’s Day Sporting Clays Shoot, Triple J Sporting Clays,Manitowoc. For more info call Henry Grant, 920-683-2237. July 19-24: 106th Annual State Trapshoot

Staff Writer Walker, Minn. Leech Lake’s cormorant population, suspected of hurting the lake’s walleye and yellow perch populations, is about to be slashed. Federal sharpshooters as early as this week will begin targeting and shooting double-crested cormorants on Leech Lake’s Little Pelican Island with high-powered air rifles. The plan is to reduce the cormorant population

Staff Writer Aitkin, Minn. Tribal gill netting on Lake Mille Lacs is tapering off quickly, though the take is outpacing last year’s. “It’s dropped off; it’s basically down to nothing,” said Rick Bruesewitz, DNR 1837 Treaty biologist. “There’s low effort and catch.” Through Monday the eight bands eligible for harvest Mille Lacs, Fond du Lac,

Milwaukee The public may view design plans for the new Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park and learn more about the construction schedule at an open house on Monday, May 9 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago. Located east of downtown Milwaukee on Harbor Island, a man-made island off Henry W. Maier

Correspondent Prairie du Chien, Wis. The Natural Resources Board (NRB) has approved rules for 2005 in the chronic wasting disease zones. The rules call for expanding the Western Disease Eradication Zone (WDEZ) around new positives near Plain and Blanchardville; expanding the Eastern DEZ around new positives found near the north and east border of last