Northwest Minnesota Fishing Report – October 12th, 2012
BATTLE LAKE A jig and minnow is producing walleyes in 10 to 12 feet or 45 to 60 feet at Rush Lake, Otter Tail Lake, and Little Pine Lake. Look for sunfish and crappies over
BATTLE LAKE A jig and minnow is producing walleyes in 10 to 12 feet or 45 to 60 feet at Rush Lake, Otter Tail Lake, and Little Pine Lake. Look for sunfish and crappies over
LAKE MILLE LACS East – Anglers trolling crankbaits along the shallow, shoreline breaks and shallow rock reefs are catching walleyes at night in less than nine feet. Minnows are turning some ‘eyes during the day
LAKE MINNETONKA Walleyes are hitting minnows in 24 to 30 feet throughout Brown’s Bay and Wayzata Bay. Northern pike and bass remain tight to the deep weed edges and they are hitting spinnerbaits or crankbaits.

‘Tackle’ Terry is a ‘Legendary Communicator’

A few waterfowl hunters found themselves on the wrong side of the law last week, hunting as they were during the closed season in the Central and South duck zones.

As pheasant hunters head afield this weekend, they may find that places they’d hoped to hunt aren’t what they’d expected.

The request was the first for the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council: an Indian band that wanted to use Outdoor Heritage Fund dollars to acquire land within the boundaries of its reservation.
Banquets/Fundraisers Oct. 12: Ladies of DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., American Legion Faribault. For more info call Missy Archambault, 507-838-5609. Oct. 13: Wahoo Valley MDHA Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Ted & Gen’s Aldrich. For more info call
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked area duck hunters on Lake of the Woods and Thief Lake. CO Huener also responded to fires in the Karlstad and Beltrami Island state forest
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