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Anglers urge compliance, but doubt the rules will work as advertised

WILLMAR -- Boaters need to pay close attention to laws that carry possible fines of $50 to $135 and are aimed at stopping the spread of invasive aquatic species. Boaters...

outdoors / local / region Sat, May 21, 2011 - 8:30am

Jim Ford of Glencoe, left, pulls his boat up to the dock at Norway Lake as Randy Clark of Young America watches during last weekend's fishing opener. New regulations have been put in place for boaters to help prevent the spread of invasive species. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Real backlash: Invasive species

WILLMAR - A cool, wet fishing opener hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of anglers with the Little Crow Anglers or the West Central Bassmasters. The lakes of Kandiyohi County offer great...

outdoors / local / region Sat, May 21, 2011 - 8:00am

This area of shoreline on Big Kandiyohi Lake has collapsed into the water. Submitted

Permit fees waived to fix the shoreline at Big Kandi

WILLMAR -- High water levels buffeted by stiff spring winds have caused extensive damage to the northeast shoreline on Big Kandiyohi Lake. Photos show sandy banks caving away, retaining walls...

news / local / life Wed, May 18, 2011 - 12:00am

The Montevideo Council approved moving forward with plans to remove the Chippewa River dam. Tribune file photo

Montevideo City Council favors removal of Chippewa River dam

MONTEVIDEO -- City Council members in Montevideo gave their support to a proposal to remove a 1950s-vintage, low-head dam on the Chippewa River in Lagoon Park. The dam will be...

news / region Wed, May 18, 2011 - 12:00am

Hard questions for Minnesota River Board

OLIVIA -- The Minnesota River Board needs to establish clear-cut goals and a strategy to meet them if it is to see continued state funding support, according to John Jaschke,...

news / local / region Tue, May 17, 2011 - 12:00am

Kyle Anderson, left, and Doug Pierzina of the Department of Natural Resource's fisheries staff in Ortonville clip the fins of walleye they stocked in Lac qui Parle Lake. On Monday, they had 75 pounds or about 450 fish to stock. DNR fisheries workers are clipping the ventral or pectral fin of each yearling walleye stocked into Lac qui Parle to make it possible to monitor the effectiveness of the stocking program. They will clip the fins on 2,500 pounds of yearling walleye -- roughly 25,000 fish -- this se...

New stocking strategy helping numbers on Lac qui Parle Lake in western Minn.

MILAN BEACH RESORT -- Before most anglers catch their first walleye of the season, Kyle Anderson and Doug Pierzina will have let something like 25,000 of them slip through their...

outdoors / region Sat, May 14, 2011 - 8:00am

Deb, left, and Lloyd Hoekstra unveil the Olson Lake -- Adam Hoekstra dedication plaque May 7 during the Olson Lake dedication near Raymond. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Restored waterfowl lake site in west central Minnesota to remember Adam Hoekstra

RAYMOND -- Friends and family of Adam Hoekstra answered his untimely death in the best way they knew how. They made a lasting gift in the Spicer native's memory for...

outdoors / region Sat, May 14, 2011 - 8:00am

The Olson Lake brood marsh and public hunting area near Raymond is making a comeback. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Olson Lake making a comeback in west central Minn.

RAYMOND -- Olson Lake is a 124-acre, shallow water lake that was once a waterfowl hunter's Mecca and could be soon again. It's part of a 450-acre Waterfowl Production Area,...

outdoors / region Sat, May 14, 2011 - 8:00am

A team of Let's Go Fishing volunteers from the Duluth chapter are pedaling a 1,460-mile route around the state to visit all 27 chapters, and raise funds and public awareness on behalf of the organization. They reached Willmar on Tuesday, when local representatives Sue Ripley and Roger Benson were on hand to greet them. From left are: Ripley, Chuck Wollack, Dr. Dave Spoelhof, M.D., Benson, Clarence Nylund, Sue Nylund, Nancy Saari, Dave Carlson and Dennis Hoelscher. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Pedaling optimism around the state of Minn.

WILLMAR -- Duluth Mayor Don Ness was on hand to wish them well, and 400 balloons were released as friends cheered their departure. Yet what's really etched in their memory...

outdoors / region / local Sat, May 14, 2011 - 7:57am

Pioneer TV to feature four Minnesota River state parks

APPLETON -- Pioneer Public Television is offering viewers a guided tour of four state parks on the Minnesota River. The locally produced "Our State Parks: Minnesota River Sensations'' will feature...

outdoors / region / state Sat, May 14, 2011 - 7:56am

This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows a cluster of zebra mussels. AP Photo/U.S. Department of Agriculture, File

Last-minute push aims to protect lakes

WILLMAR -- A natural resources omnibus policy bill that could be signed by Gov. Mark Dayton before the fishing opener begins this weekend would increase inspections of boats and increase...

news Fri, May 13, 2011 - 12:00am

Jay Baker of the Kandiyohi County Household Hazardous Waste program, left, carries a compost bin to Sherri Bezdicek's car Saturday during the distribution of the bins at the Kandiyohi County recycling center. Compost bins and rain barrels were distributed to people who ordered them through a special program. Collecting rainwater makes financial sense and reduces the amount of water entering storm sewer systems. Compost bins create a rich soil that can be used as plant fertilizer. (Tribune photo by Ron Ad...

Compost bins and rain barrels distributed

news / local Mon, May 09, 2011 - 12:00am

Taking advantage of this spring's rare sunshine, a couple of anglers tried their luck earlier this week on the waters of Nest Lake. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

West central Minnesota fishing opener ... ... bigger than return of Brett Favre?

The spring of 2010 came very early, and anglers were looking forward to the walleye and northern pike opener with expectations for success matching those of Minnesota Viking fans awaiting...

outdoors / local / region / region Sat, May 07, 2011 - 8:00am

Jon Wogen of Olivia holds a brown trout caught in Boxelder Creek in the Black Hills in May 2009. He was using a gold-ribbed hare's ear nymph fly. The fish hit just as the sun was setting and the shadows from the mountains lengthened across the creek. (Submitted)

Olivia, Minn., man's love for fishing leads to all the right places

Just where will a love for fishing take you in life? In Jon Wogen's case, it has led him to: * wild streams running through the bluff country of northeastern...

life / outdoors / region Sat, May 07, 2011 - 8:00am

Shingo Yamane, right, a foreign exchange student from Japan studying in Clara City, and Glen Jacobsen, rural Bird Island, give Jacobsen's new Souris Canoe its maiden run April 23 on the Chippewa River. The river's bluffs offer a look back at more than 100,000 years of geological and glacial history in the area. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Chippewa River run: Trip offers modern perspective

The Chippewa River was back within its banks but keeping a sprinter's pace when the nine of us slipped two canoes and five kayaks into its current at Lentz's Landing...

outdoors / region Sat, Apr 30, 2011 - 8:01am

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