
When ‘our loons’ don’t look like Minnesota’s state bird
Common loon wintering range usually is a footnote when describing the birds, but they spend half their lives on America’s saltwater coasts.

Common loon wintering range usually is a footnote when describing the birds, but they spend half their lives on America’s saltwater coasts.

More checking and searching than fishing, but how about the perch bite?! It’s hot, which likely means good things are ahead on the walleye front.

Lyle Unger shares what’s going on in the Grand Rapids area. Ice is looking good and the perch and walleyes have been active. Report by: Lyle Unger Grand Rapids Guide Service 218-259-7140 www.grandrapidsguideservice.com

Walleyes typically are the main draw for many anglers, and Pelican has a lot of them, including big fish.

The morning and evening hours are best, but daytime walleye action hasn’t been that bad in many areas. It seems a combination of jigging spoons and deadsticks with minnows are both producing walleyes.
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked area muzzleloader hunting, trapping, and angling activity. Angling on Lake of the Woods was overall good, but inconsistent. CO Corey Sura (Baudette) spent days checking
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It’s going to start looking a lot like ice fishing here shortly, although some lakes outside of here have some good, fishable ice.

The lake is no slouch when it comes to largemouth bass, either.
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