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Long-time In-Fish walleye trail marking final season

Baxter, Minn. – One of the nation’s best-known tournament trails is coming to an end. In-Fisherman announced last week the Professional Walleye Trail will be discontinued after the three events that remain this season. The

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ALEXANDRIA AREA Lakes Miltona, Reno, and Ida remain the area’s best walleye options in 12 to 18 feet of water. The bigger bass are now hitting crankbaits on the main-lake bars of most lakes, mainly

State takes steps toward ballast permitting system

St. Paul – The public comments are in, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency expects a system of permitting for vessel discharge (ballast water) is likely to be approved sometime in September, prior to the

Is the demise of bird hunting on the horizon?

When you walk through Game Fair, take a look around you and consider what you see. Among the 300 exhibitors you’ll find businesses large and small, as well as nonprofit groups and other organizations. Nearly

Great Lakes Compact gets Senate OK; House up next

Washington (AP) – The Senate voted last Friday to ratify a compact to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes, quickly approving legislation sought by the region’s governors worried that thirsty places would

Tom Waters: A river runs through him

Tucked away in a hardwood forest along the Snake River is a comfortable cabin. It is a traditional structure, where the screen door creaks when you open it and nothing inside smacks of pretense. There

USDA: No need for ‘early out’ of CRP

Washington – Conservationists hoping the Conservation Reserve Program wouldn’t be further eroded by an “early out” option breathed a collective sigh of relief Tuesday when U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced his agency

How to identify Superior’s salmon, steelhead

When it comes to knowing the law, they say ignorance is no excuse. The same is true for entering fish in fishing contests. I know this from judging the Silver Bay Salmon Classic, where folks

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