We'd love to hear about your nice fish. To get it listed:
* E-mail it to outdoors@duluthnews.com .
* Fax your information to 720-4120.
* Call the News Tribune at 723-5322 or (800) 456-8282.
Be sure to list the angler's name, hometown, the body of water where the fish was caught and its weight in pounds and ounces, or, if it was released, its length in inches. We also need your name and daytime phone number in case we have questions.
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Also, send us your big-fish photos. The photos must feature recent catches. Be sure to identify people in the photo and tell us where the fish was caught. Here are two ways to send us your photos:
* E-mail them to scook@duluthnews.com . Use JPG format.
* Mail them to Nice Fish Photo, Duluth News Tribune, 424 W. First St., Duluth, MN 55802. Submitted photos will not be returned.
WALLEYE
28-inch minimum
30½ Volker Schray, Cottage Grove, Minn., Basswood Lake, Ely
30 Shane and Allison Walders, Ringstead, Iowa, Basswood Lake, Ely
29 Daniel Hruby, Ely, Snowbank Lake, Ely
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WALLEYE
8-pound minimum
8-1 Ann Spittler, Varna, Ill., Little Long Lake, Ely
NORTHERN
31-inch minimum
42 Alex Trombley, Park Rapids, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Cook
41 Dave Barnum, Green Bay, Wis., Saganaga Lake, Grand Marais
40 Dave Clauer, Elk River, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Cook
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40 Jeremy Johnson, Eveleth, Lake Vermilion, Cook
39 Jay Patzen, Coon Rapids, Minn., Fall Lake, Ely
37 Skyler Winkle, Cook, Lake Vermilion, Cook
37 Joe Poier, Clearwater, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Cook
36 Jerry Cornell, Pittsburgh, Pa., Crane Lake, Crane Lake
MUSKIE
36-inch minimum
54 Terrance Heyers, Shafer, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Cook
53½ Jeremy Johnson, Eveleth, Lake Vermilion, Cook
50 Tim Dalheimer, Clearwater, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Cook
50 Erik Eue, Champlin, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Tower
48 Joe Poier, Clearwater, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Cook
45 Ron Satwart, Eau Claire, Wis., Lake Vermilion, Cook
44 Dave Clauer, Elk River, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Cook
43 Missy Knetchmer, Oakdale, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Cook
42 Deedee Jussila, Billings, Mont., Lake Vermilion, Tower
42 Jim Jussila, Billings, Mont., Lake Vermilion, Tower
41 Jesse Anderson, Bemidji, Lake Vermilion, Cook
40 Kim Warren, Norwalk, Iowa, Lake Vermilion, Tower
SMALLMOUTH BASS
16-inch minimum
20 Jay Tolan, Ankeny, Iowa, Lake Vermilion, Tower
20 James Warren, Norwalk, Iowa, Lake Vermilion, Tower
19¼ David Rippon, Mankato, Minn., Burntside Lake, Ely
19 Tim Dalheimer, Clearwater, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Cook
19 Sue Sandberg, Duluth, St. Louis River, Duluth
19 Gene Becker, Duluth, St. Louis River, Duluth
19 Dennis Raas, Lake Nebagamon, Lake Nebagamon, Lake Nebagamon
18½ Joe Molenda, Superior, St. Louis River, Superior
18 Dave Gooden, Tower, Lake Vermilion, Tower
17½ Logan Bramstedt, Hugo, Minn., Bear Island Lake, Babbitt
17 Sam Wheeler, Bloomington, Ill., Birch Lake, Ely
17 Andrew Kelnhofer, Milford, Ill., Basswood Lake, Ely
16 Kevin Nyberg, Princeton, Minn., Fall Lake, Ely
SMALLMOUTH BASS
4-pound minimum
4-8 Andrew Mastek, Ely, Arthur Lake, Babbitt
LARGEMOUTH BASS
18-inches minimum
23 Jay Patzer, Coon Rapids, Minn., Fall Lake, Ely
20½ John Haege, Des Moines, Iowa, Bear Island Lake, Babbitt
20 Danielle Peecher, Lakeville, Minn., Bear Island Lake, Babbitt
20 Volker Schray, Cottage Grove, Minn., Basswood Lake, Ely
CRAPPIE
1-pound 6-ounce minimum
1-6 Zach Nelson, Mission Viejo, Calif., Birch Lake, Ely
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