Minnesota
Big Six
LAKE_MILLE LACS East – Shallow-running crankbaits are producing walleyes at night in three to five feet on the east-end rock piles. The day bite is slow and look to the bays for a few good-sized
Twin Cities Metro
NORTHEAST METRO Northern pike continue to hit sucker minnows in 10 to 14 feet on Demonterville Lake, Lake Jane, White Bear Lake, and Rush Lake. The Mississippi and St. Croix rivers are the area’s best
MCEA files suit on new ballast discharge rules
St. Paul – The state’s new regulations on ballast water aren’t sufficient to protect Lake Superior from invasive species, according to an appeal filed last week with the Minnesota Court of Appeals. The Minnesota Center
Vote Yes
Joe Albert Associate Editor Vote Yes. Let me remind all of you to please vote in favor of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment that will be on the ballot next Tuesday. All in

Man charged for causing Ham Lake fire last year
Minneapolis (AP) – A camper from Washington, D.C., has been indicted on charges of causing a wildfire that blackened nearly 120 square miles of forest in northeast Minnesota and Canada, federal prosecutors announced last week.
Dedicated funding’s final test is Nov. 4
St. Paul – The culmination of more than a decade of work by legislators and conservation groups to make “dedicated funding” part of the state constitution comes Tuesday, when voters decide the fate of a
State Roundup
Dean Bortz Wisconsin Editor When it comes to taking in a good dose of fall fishing and color, it’s pretty tough to beat the border country of Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. There are great
A conservation legend passes away
The prairie wind blows softly, mourning the loss of Tony Dean, who died at home in Pierre, S.D., last Saturday. His loss was unexpected. Although he’d recently sold his business, he still had a hot