Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman kick off the fishing opener weekend show with a preview of the Gov’s Opener on Lake Pepin. Then Joe Henry from Lake of the Woods tourism jumps into the program to talk about the walleye forecast on the border water, plus the fabulous spring sturgeon fishing that continues on the Rainy River. Adam Van Tassel from Birch Forest Lodge near Orr shares an amazing tale of chasing peacock bass and other exotic fish in the Amazon basin of South American this past winter. Regular contributor Tim Lesmeister and Drieslein argue about Lake Mille Lacs walleye management to wrap up this week’s program.
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Episode 487 – Opener weekend, Amazon bass, Lake of the Woods forecast, Mille Lacs chatter
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