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Structure, fish variety keeps it spicy on Cross Lake in Minnesota’s Pine County

Cross Lake in southern Pine County is a long, skinny fishery that was formed by damming the Snake River. So this lake, and the fish community within it, largely are influenced by that waterway.
This also means you’ll find a wide variety of fish species to target within its 925 acres. While Cross Lake is most noted for its panfish and muskies, most riverine species thrive here, along with walleyes, bass, northern pike, channel catfish, and even lake sturgeon. It’s one of those lakes that you just never know what’s on the end of your line.

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Steve Carney: Plan your fishing based on the sun or cloud cover each day

Things are really happening on the water right now, with the best fish bite of the season arriving on time. Cool nights have prolonged excellent fishing conditions, and I predict the good bite will continue well into July.
We just haven’t had any upswings in temperatures, and daytime temperatures have been frequently below normal in Minnesota.

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Pheasants Forever initiates restart with Minnesota’s Red River Valley chapter

Pheasants Forever management notified its Red River Valley chapter in Minnesota this past winter that it was halting the chapter’s activities and implementing a “restart.”
Rebooting the Grand Forks-area chapter means replacing its officers and refocusing it on “The Habitat Organization’s” core mission. The shakeup comes after the chapter has received several honors from PF National in recent years.

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New statute language doesn’t affect Voyageur’s frozen lake surface plan in Minnesota

The Minnesota legislative session ended in May with changes to state laws regarding frozen waters. Currently, there’s a Frozen Lake Surface Plan being considered for Voyageurs National Park (VNP) in International Falls.
Bob DeGross, superintendent at Voyageurs National Park, said the new state law does not affect the planning. The process continues, including several meetings for public comments.

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