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Walleye release
28-inch minimum
33 David Becker, St. Paul, Saganaga Lake, Seagull Creek Fishing Camp, Grand Marais
31 Robert Quillen, Duluth, Lake of the Woods, Baudette
29½ Bob Alton, Ft. Pierce, Fla., Saganaga Lake, Seagull Creek Fishing Camp, Grand Marais
29 Bob Invie, St. Louis Park, Minn., Saganaga Lake, Seagull Creek Fishing Camp, Grand Marais
28 Mike Berg, Grand Marais, Saganaga Lake, Seagull Creek Fishing Camp, Grand Marais
28 Rick Ringdal, Linwood, Minn., Lake of the Woods, Voyageur Cove Resort, Cook
Walleye
8-0 pound minimum
8-8 Madison Ludwig, Ely,
Kawishiwi River, Ely
Northern release
31-inch minimum
42 Rick Ringdal, Linwood, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Voyageur Cove Resort, Cook
41 Ryan Johnson, Oakland, Calif., White Iron Lake, Ely
40 Paul Hartung, Wheeling, Ill., Garden Lake, Silver Rapids Lodge, Ely
40 Eric Gunderson, Lakeland, Fla., White Iron Lake, Silver Rapids Lodge, Ely
40 Tim Holbrook, Cold Springs, Minn., Crane Lake, Pine Point Lodge Resort and Motel, Crane Lake
37 Brian Jellema, Dyer, Ind., Lake Vermilion, Voyageur Cove Resort, Cook
37 Ron Tate, Mt. Home, Ark., Lake Vermilion, Voyageur Cover
Resort, Cook
36 Dana Zeller, Lost Nation, Iowa, Crane Lake, Pine Point Lodge Resort and Motel, Crane Lake
34½ Dale Ramert, Eden Prairie, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Whispering Winds Resort, Cook
32 Andrew Ramert, Sartell, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Whispering Winds Resort, Cook
Smallmouth bass release
16-inch minimum
21½ David Ziegler, Ely, Shagawa Lake, Ely
20½ Wally Aardsma, Oak Forest, Ill., Crane Lake, Pine Point Lodge
Resort and Motel, Crane Lake
19 Rick Nelson, Ladysmith, Wis., Crane Lake, Pine Point Lodge Resort and Motel, Crane Lake
19 Adam Larson, Paynesville, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Everett Bay Lodge, Tower
19 Bill Fitzgerald, Downers Grove, Ill., Lake Vermilion, Everett Bay Lodge, Tower
18½ Will Gyarmaty, Rochester, Minn., Island Lake, Duluth
18½ Dave Gooden, Tower, Lake Vermilion, Everett Bay Lodge, Tower
18½ Ed Siedlecki, Park Ridge, Ill., Lake Vermilion, Everett Bay Lodge, Tower
18½ Shane Resch, Prescott, Wis., Lake Vermilion, Everett Bay Lodge, Tower
18 Ron Vehe, Omaha, Neb., Lake Vermilion, Retreat Lodge, Cook
18 Kyle Sawa, Greenwood, Ind., Lake Vermilion, Everett Bay Lodge, Tower
18 Eric Gooden, Tower, Lake Vermilion, Everett Bay Lodge, Tower
18 James Everett, River Falls, Wis., Lake Vermilion, Everett Bay Lodge, Tower
18 Tony Seilor, River Falls, Wis., Lake Vermilion, Everett Bay Lodge, Tower
18 Pete Garin, River Falls, Wis., Lake Vermilion, Everett Bay Lodge, Tower
18 Dale Ramert, Eden Prairie, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Whispering Winds Resort, Cook
18 Steve Hart, Racine, Wis., Lake Kabetogama, Moosehorn Resort, Lake Kabetogama
18 Nathan Lendman, Poplar Grove, Ill., Crane Lake, Pine Point Lodge Resort and Motel, Crane Lake
17½ Alex Gyarmaty, Rochester, Minn., Island Lake, Duluth
16 Scott Swenson, Owatonna, Minn., Crane Lake, Pine Point Lodge Resort and Motel, Crane Lake
Largemouth bass release
18-inch minimum
19½ Mike Syverson, Pikeville, N.C., Crane Lake, Pine Point Lodge
Resort and Motel, Crane Lake
19 Jim Dixon, Byron, Ill., Lake Vermilion, Voyageur Cove Resort, Cook
Crappie release
13-inch minimum
13½ Ryan Lemay, Duluth, Birch Lake, Hackensack
13 Aleta Holbrook, Cold Springs, Minn., Crane Lake, Pine Point Lodge Resort and Motel, Crane Lake
Crappie
1-pound-6-ounce minimum
2-4 Bill McKinney, Paris, Mo., Farm Lake, Ely
Lake trout
8-0 Pound minimum
9-3 Ariana Miketin, Esko, Lake Superior, Knife River
Muskie release
36-inch minimum
52 Rick Ringdal, Linwood, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Voyageur Cove Resort, Cook
51 Ryan Severson, Brainerd, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Whispering Winds Resort, Cook
46 Mel Christensen, Spring Grove, Ill., Lake Vermilion, Retreat Lodge, Cook
45 Mike Christensen, Keystone, Colo., Lake Vermilion, Retreat Lodge, Cook
44 Michael Holbrook, Cold Springs, Minn., Crane Lake, Pine Point Lodge Resort and Motel, Crane Lake
43 Jeremy Johnson, Eveleth, Lake Vermilion, Whispering Winds Resort, Cook
43 Jacob Dass, Columbia, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Glenmore Resort, Tower
42 Craig Schaefer, Lake Elmo, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Glenmore Resort, Tower
37 Jacob Dass, Columbia, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Glenmore Resort, Tower
36½ Gary Dass, Columbia, Minn., Lake Vermilion, Glenmore Resort, Tower
