Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman start this week’s Outdoor News Radio with discussion about a great perch bite on Lake Mille Lacs that could mean a new regulation on the big lake. Shannon Fisher from Minnesota DNR jumps into the program to share details about lake management plan public review going on right now as well as an update on the record fish program. Charles “Turk” Gierke from Croixsippi Guide Service then calls in to offer tips on walleye and sauger fishing on Mississippi River in the spring. Tim Lesmeister brings it home as he and Drieslein discuss how federal funding cuts could affect lamprey management as well as the World Ice Fishing Championships in Michigan… where the American team didn’t fare so well.
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Episode 530 – Mille Lacs jumbo perch controversy, fish regulations, Mississippi River open water
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