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Gov. Mark Dayton poses for a quick snapshot with Micheal White, 8, of Park Rapids Friday afternoon. (Anna Erickson / Enterprise)

Gov. Dayton catches first walleye at 12:25 a.m.

Ice is receding on the Fish Hook chain’s shorelines, “but not enough to fish” Saturday, May 11, the opening day for inland walleye, northern pike and lake trout. Gov. Mark...

news / state Sat, May 11, 2013 - 9:26am

Thief takes fish house, Renville County Sheriff, Minn., seeking information

BIRD ISLAND -- The Renville County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information about the theft of an Ice Castle fish house from a property in Bird Island to report...

news / region Wed, Oct 10, 2012 - 1:29pm

School of Fish blog: Catch fish during the 'dog days' of summer

life Wed, Aug 15, 2012 - 10:06am

School of Fish blog: Follow the bait

life Mon, Jun 04, 2012 - 8:54am

School of Fish blog: The science of catching fish

life Thu, Apr 19, 2012 - 8:22am

Members of the Knights of Columbus deep fry a batch of fish in a tent outside of St. Mary's Church kitchen for the annual Knights of Columbus Lenten fish fry held Friday, March 9, 2012 in Willmar, Minn.

Knights of Columbus Hold Fish Fry in Willmar, Minn.

Members of the Knights of Columbus deep fry a batch of fish in a tent outside of St. Mary's Church kitchen for the annual Knights of Columbus Lenten fish fry...

news Fri, Mar 09, 2012 - 5:42pm

Letters from Home blog: Learning to ice fish parallels life

life Fri, Feb 24, 2012 - 8:54am

Man arrested for DWI after ATV falls through ice on Greenleaf Lake

LITCHFIELD -- A 45-year-old Hutchinson man was arrested for driving while impaired after a Meeker County Sheriff's deputy and a Department of Natural Resources conservation officer responded around 7:15 p.m...

news / news / region Tue, Jan 17, 2012 - 9:38am

Kurt Nelson has an agreement to sell about 75 acres of land in Lake Johanna Township of Pope County to Pheasants Forever, which wants to transfer it to the state of Minnesota. The property contains fens, wetlands, an oak- covered esker ridge and the county's only designated trout stream cuts through a corner of it.
(Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Prime hunting land is target for 'no net gain' debate in west central Minnesota

LAKE JOHANNA TOWNSHIP, POPE COUNTY -- Kurt Nelson has 80 acres of land in the southeast corner of Pope County that are the kind often touted in the classified ads...

outdoors / region Sat, Apr 30, 2011 - 7:50am

Jason Moeckel, fisheries operations supervisor, outlines the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources proposal for the first increase in fishing and hunting license fees in 10 years to the West Central Chapter of the Minnesota Dark House Anglers in Spicer on Feb. 17. Tribune file photo

DNR seeks license fee hike to stop downward funding slide

SPICER -- It will cost more to put walleyes in the boat or pheasants and ducks in the bag, if the state Legislature approves license fee increases being requested by...

outdoors / region Sat, Feb 26, 2011 - 12:00am

This is the records summary for Dec. 9. Driver to hospital after Meeker County crash MANANNAH -- A 28-year-old Grove City man was transported to Meeker Memorial Hospital after a...

news Thu, Dec 09, 2010 - 12:00am

A sign welcomes patrons to Vern Coss' decoy shop, which is located two miles east of New London on Kandiyohi County Road 40. Coss makes decoys for waterfowl hunting and fish spearing. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Handmade decoys still work like a charm, if you can get them to water

NEW LONDON -- Vern 'Bub' Coss hasn't changed a thing about the way he carves his decoys for spear fishing or waterfowl hunting, but every year it gets harder to...

outdoors / local / region Sat, Nov 27, 2010 - 12:00am

The fisherman in "Willie Ketchmie" by Randy Young of Spicer may have caught the one that he should have let get away. Young's creation is one of three fish near the Spicer Dairy Queen. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)

Release of 'wild fish' Friday could be big catch for art lovers

SPICER -- All summer long, colorful fish with copper fins, pink protruding lips and swirls of scales decorated with everything from glass beads, leather, post cards and paint have made...

showcase / local Thu, Aug 26, 2010 - 12:00am

Wayne Coil, son of the late Marvin and Violet Coil, and his wife Sue unveil a marker to commemorate the dedication of land for the new acquisition to the Big Kandi WPA near Lake Lillian July 26. They were joined by other members of the Coil family. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Wildlife addition retraces our outdoor heritage

LAKE LILLIAN -- The first surveyors in southern Kandiyohi County scribbled in their notes that they could not take 100 steps in any direction without getting their feet wet. Those...

outdoors Sat, Aug 07, 2010 - 12:00am

Sherelle, left, and Leon Zimmerle of Spicer look at one of 22 wooden fish art pieces on display Thursday as part of the Fish Gone Wild event in Spicer. The unveiling of the fish at the city park on Green Lake drew a large crowd of onlookers. The fish will be placed throughout the town all summer as a tourist attraction and will be auctioned off sometime in August. Thursday's event was spearheaded by the Spicer Beatification Committee. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Not your everyday, run-of-the-mill fish

news / local Fri, May 28, 2010 - 12:00am

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