It's time to chronicle your nice fish

Nice lake trout — Donovan McCorrison of Duluth caught this 41½-inch lake trout while trolling in Lake Superior near Duluth on April 22. He caught the fish in 8 feet of water on a Brad's 57 Chevy. He kept it after trying unsuccessfully to revive it. (Submitted photo)

By news@duluthnewstribune.com

May 02, 2009 at 11:00 PM

It's time to start sharing the news about your nice fish.

Each Sunday this summer, the News Tribune's Outdoors section will publish a list of big fish caught in our region. Understand, this isn't a contest. It's just a listing of many of the largest fish caught throughout the Northland.

The Nice Fish column will begin May 17.

To get your fish listed:

Call the News Tribune at (218) 723-5322.

Fax your entry to (218) 720-4120.

E-mail it to outdoors@duluthnews.com . 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 have minimum weights and lengths in each category. Here they are:

Walleye, 8 pounds; walleye releases, 28 inches.

Northern pike, 12 pounds; northern pike releases, 31 inches.

Muskie, 15 pounds; muskie releases, 36 inches.

Largemouth bass, 5 pounds; largemouth bass releases, 18 inches.

Smallmouth bass, 4 pounds; smallmouth bass releases, 16 inches.

Crappies, 1 pound, 6 ounces; crappie releases, 13 inches.

Other species: Sunfish/bluegills, 1 pound, 6 ounces; perch, 1 pound; catfish, 10 pounds; chinook salmon, 10 pounds; coho salmon, 3 pounds; Atlantic salmon, 4 pounds; lake trout, 8 pounds; lake trout releases, 30 inches; rainbow trout, 6 pounds; brown trout, 2 pounds; splake, 6 pounds; and lake sturgeon, 35 pounds. Nice fish phtoosWe'd also like to see photographs of you and your big fish. We'll publish one Sunday and post more on our Web site. The photos must feature recent catches, and everyone in the photo must be identified (that means names and hometowns). Of course, we also want to know how big the fish was and the body of water where it was caught. Submitted photos will not be returned.

Here are two ways to send us your photos:

Mail them to Nice Fish Photo, Duluth News Tribune, 424 W. First St., Duluth, MN 55802.

Or e-mail them to scook@duluthnews.com . Use JPG (JPEG) format and be sure to include all pertinent information.

Another nice lake trout — Jim Hudson of Bayfield caught and released this 40-pound lake trout while trolling in the Bayfield area April 24. Hudson is a fishing guide who operates Hudson's On the Spot Guide Service in Bayfield. (Submitted photo)

It's time to chronicle your nice fish

It's time to start sharing the news about your nice fish. Each Sunday this summer, the News Tribune's Outdoors section will publish a list of big fish caught in our region. Understand, this isn't a contest. It's just a listing of many of the larg...