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Buffalo fish were running at Rice Lake Wildlife Refuge
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Severe weather is no joke!
By Lindsay Swedberg | May 7, 2013
Staff Writer
I finally purchased my new fishing license, in preparation for this weekend, but still have a ton of other things to take care of before the long-awaited Opening Day.
One thing, and this is of major importance, as I write this, my boat is still at Aronson’s Boat Works, near Tower, where I’m having a new 50-hp, 4-stroke Honda installed. Actually, I’m not too concerned about it, as most area lakes still have a good deal of ice on them.
I traveled the back roads of Itasca County last weekend, scouting out several of the local fisheries, and was surprised to find that most all of them were still locked up pretty good. Very few had any open water near the shorelines and that really surprised me. Also, as I said before, even the little “minnow ponds” sported an icy lid.
I did find water levels to be quite high, especially in the Crooked Lake/Lawrence Lake area, where some of the roads are closed as well.. The Lawrence Lake public access had water reaching out across the parking lot and the same was with...
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Enough already!
Maple syruping
"Go time"
26 points on the buck!
Gear up right and make it happen
Wasted weekend
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Severe weather is no joke!
By Lindsay Swedberg | May 7, 2013
Staff Writer
I grew up the daughter of a dad in the Air Force. This had our family moving frequently. Having lived in Nebraska (tornado alley), Florida (enduring tropical storms/hurricanes), then finally settling in the great plains: North Dakota and Minnesota (the land of winter storms up into May.) I experienced many types of weather.
This kick-started a love-hate relationship with weather. I love storms of all varieties but hated the fear that would come along with them. I dreamed of one day becoming a meteorologist; until I struggled with algebra in high school and didn’t really see a long college endeavor ahead of me.
So when I found out I could become an official SKYWARN Spotter, I was intrigued. Training was held at the Tamarack Sno-Flyers building on Tuesday, April 30. It was a two-hour class, presented by National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists Carol Christenson and Ken Banning.
It was quite interesting for anyone who is a self-proclaimed “weather-geek” like me. I was surprised by the turnout! There were a lot of local residents there. I took along my fellow severe weather junkie, Sarah Fredrickson, who...
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A nice crappie catch and release.
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Maple syruping
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Red Lake Rainbows
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Enough already!
By Greg Clusiau | April 30, 2013
Outdoor Columnist
Well, as much as I truly love ice fishing, I honestly think I’ve finally had my fill. Come on Mother Nature. Enough of your hijinks already. Give us a break!
The Governor’s Fishing Opener is only three weeks away and by the time you read this, it’ll be closer to two weeks. And to think I was just recently fishing on over two feet of ice.
Last weekend, a small army of us ice fishing enthusiasts gathered together for yet one more trip “back in the bush.” Using two snowmobiles, four ATVs, and one side-by-side, eight of us made our way some ten miles back in the woods to visit a trophy panfish lake.
Not really knowing what to expect, after the recent snowstorm, I figured we had it covered, using a diversity of travel to reach this little gem.
Going in, Blake and I did the best using snowmobiles, as the snow was a tad too deep for good ATV travel. We followed...
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