FISHING
Wilderness canoeing in Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park
Last week, six of us made an eight-day trip through Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park, starting at Nym Lake, just north of the park, and paddling to Mudro Lake near Ely. We caught walleyes, lake tro...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:03 PM
Fishing contest Saturday
The Duluth Sail and Power Squadrons ninth annual Captains Platter Fishing Contest is 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on Lake Superior and the St. Louis River basin. Last year's event drew more than 160 part...
Posted on 6/7/13 at 12:00 AM
Saving Money While Fishing
Saving Money Before, During, and After the Season As you probably already know, fishing can be an expensive hobby. Basic needs for fishing include rods, reels, boats, motors, trolling motors, life pr...
Posted on 5/15/13 at 9:58 AM
Gone Fishin'
I do not fish, I do not swim. Last week I fished, I did not need to swim. I spent most of my youth in the kiddie pool at the Warren, MinnesotaPool during swimming lessons. I never learned to swim and ...
Posted on 7/21/12 at 7:56 AM
New Mobile App Predicts Fishing Hot Spots & Time
UPDATED 7/5/12 09:40 How many times have you taken a fishing trip with high expectations dancing in your mind? Picturing yourself enjoying all those wonderful shore lunches and bags of fill...
Posted on 7/5/12 at 9:40 AM
On scale not seen since 1950, Minnesota fishing opener on ice 
By Sam Cook , May 10, 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to check for safe channels on St. Louis River 
By John Myers , May 08, 2013
Anglers out of their depth on flood-changed St. Louis River
By Sam Cook , May 08, 2013
Minnesota fishing opener may not see open water in much of the Northland 
Minnesota’s fishing opener is looming Saturday, and nearly all lakes from Duluth to the Canadian border were still locked in ice. Opening weekend provides a much-needed jolt of income for all kinds of businesses across the Northland.
By Sam Cook , May 05, 2013
Field reports: Minnesota ranks highly on angling participation, spending 
Anglers who fish Minnesota waters spent $2.4 billion in 2011, according to survey data released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The amount includes direct spending for both resident and nonresident anglers, according to a Department of Natural Resources news release.
By Sam Cook , May 05, 2013
Calendar 
Saturday — Minnesota fishing opener.
May 26 — Wisconsin muskie fishing opener; Minnesota largemouth and smallmouth bass opener south and west of U.S. Highway 53 from Duluth to International Falls and on Pelican and Ash lakes in St. Louis County.
May 05, 2013
Minnesota fishing opener info 
What: Minnesota’s general fishing opener
When: Season opens at 12:01 a.m. Saturday
The talk: Anglers are watching their favorite lakes, wondering if the ice will go out before the opener.
May 05, 2013
Ice-covered lakes make for a lonely fishing opener in Wisconsin 
By Sam Cook , May 05, 2013
Bygones for Friday, May 3, 2013 
News Tribune, May 3, 1973
May 03, 2013
What if ice isn’t gone in time for fishing openers? 
By Sam Cook , May 02, 2013
DNR's view: Keep fishing a Wisconsin tradition 
Northern Wisconsin weather for the fishing opener has been notoriously fickle over the years, and some have joked that this year may be more suited to ice fishing.
By John Gozdzialski , May 01, 2013
North Shore streams opening, but smelt aren’t running yet 
By Sam Cook , April 30, 2013
North Shore streams opening, but smelt not running yet 
By Sam Cook , April 29, 2013
Ice to delay fishing on some northern Wisconsin lakes 
Although some northern lakes have thawed, most still will be covered by ice Saturday, when the statewide fishing season kicks off.
By Associated Press report , April 29, 2013
Northland anglers, bait shop owners concerned about new minnow-harvesting ban
By Sam Cook , April 28, 2013
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