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Wadena angler Bill Higgs boated a 27 1/2-inch walleye Tuesday night on Rush Lake.

sports / fishing / outdoors Fri, May 28, 2010 - 2:12pm

Gary Peterson checks his stock of shiner minnows Thursday morning at Ken's Tackle on the southwest side of Otter Tail Lake. Peterson, the owner of the bait shop, sees a good opener ahead for anglers. The walleye-northern fishing season officially began at midnight Friday. Otter Tail, which is located 20 miles west of Wadena, is one of the state's top walleye lakes.

Conditions ripe for opener

Fishermen anxious to fill their live wells with those slippery green walleyes may be in for a pleasant surprise this spring. The wet weather period was due to end by...

news / outdoors / fishing Fri, May 14, 2010 - 3:21pm

Walleye populations excellent in natural, stocked lakes

Northwest Region Ice-out across Northwest Minnesota has occurred two to three weeks ahead of normal, even setting records on some lakes. All of the snowpack was gone by the first...

sports / outdoors / fishing Fri, May 14, 2010 - 2:44pm

Deb Cary of Wadena caught and released a 29.5 inch walleye on the Rainy River Saturday. Cary used a 3/8 ounce glow-orange jig with a rainbow chub and chartreuse twister tail.

Rainy River walleye

Deb Cary of Wadena caught and released a 29.5 inch walleye on the Rainy River Saturday. Cary used a 3/8 ounce glow-orange jig with a rainbow chub and chartreuse twister tail.

sports / fishing Fri, Apr 16, 2010 - 2:35pm

Expensive fish house goes through ice

An expensive fish house is a luxury lodge for ice fisherman, so long as it stays above the ice. According to the Todd County Sheriff's Office, a $15,000 fish house...

news / outdoors / fishing Thu, Dec 24, 2009 - 12:01pm

Roger Hosek boated a 26-inch walleye while fishing on Ten Mile Lake near Hackensack on the Labor Day weekend.

sports / outdoors / fishing Fri, Sep 25, 2009 - 3:13pm

Photo provided/Ben's Bait
Ara (Heald) Adams of South Carolina nailed a 45-inch, 17-pound muskie while fishing on West Battle Lake.

sports / outdoors / fishing Wed, Aug 26, 2009 - 1:12pm

Photo provided/Ben's Bait
Jody Serritslev of East Bethel was able to land a 10-3, 30 1/4 inch walleye Aug. 9 while fishing on West Battle Lake. The lunker hit on a leech.

sports / outdoors / fishing Wed, Aug 19, 2009 - 6:17pm

Photo provided/Ben's Bait
Utah angler Cynthia Sheide pulled a six-pound largemouth bass out of Elbow Lake Aug. 9.

sports / fishing Wed, Aug 12, 2009 - 2:33pm

Photos provided/Ben's Bait
Chad Hobot of Elk River nailed a 47-inch muskie while fishing on West Battle Lake.

sports / outdoors / fishing Wed, Aug 05, 2009 - 3:48pm

Photo provided/Ben's Bait
Evan Bernas of Madison, Ala. came up with a 3-10 largemouth bass while fishing on East Battle Lake with a Rattle Trap.

sports / outdoors / fishing Wed, Jul 29, 2009 - 5:28pm

Photo provided by Ben's Bait
Gary Shiede was fishing in just four feet of water on Bass Lake near Underwood when he caught a 6-6 largemouth bass.

sports / outdoors / outdoors / fishing Wed, Jul 15, 2009 - 4:07pm

Photos provided/Ken's Tackle
Battle Lake fisherman Dave Erwin nailed a 25 1/2 inch walleye on Deer Lake in June.

outdoors / fishing Tue, Jun 30, 2009 - 3:39pm

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Buck Marquette of Buffalo took a 7-14 walleye out of Silver Lake May 30. Marquette was using a leech bait in 15 feet of water.

sports / outdoors / fishing Wed, Jun 03, 2009 - 3:23pm

Walleyes may be finicky on Opening Weekend

It's time to get after those glasseyes again and gigantic Otter Tail Lake, 20 miles west of Wadena, should be a prime destination for many area anglers. Gary Peterson of...

fishing Wed, May 06, 2009 - 4:10pm

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