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Grandfather and grandson fishing on Foot Lake Pier in Willmar.

It's time to vote in our Fishing Photo Contest

It's fishing season in Minnesota, so it is time to vote on the best picture in Wctrib.com's Fishing Photo Contest. The top fishings as ranked by the reader and judges...

Wed, Jun 15, 2011 - 8:07am

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

Many of these minnows will be on a hook today, the opening day of the 2011 fishing season. Tribune photo by TJ Jerke

Anglers find their way for first day of season

WILLMAR -- Trucks, boats, and fishing rods are a common sight throughout Minnesota as the opening day of the 2011 fishing season has many hitting the lakes. Today marks the...

news / local / region Sat, May 14, 2011 - 12:00am

Cartoon by Ed Fischer

opinion / cartoons Sat, May 14, 2011 - 12:00am

Letter: Working together on lakes

After reading the story called "Area lakes threatened" in the West Central Tribune this week, I need to write another letter. All lake users need to work together to prevent...

opinion / letters Fri, May 13, 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

Hunting and fishing license proposals to be discussed Tuesday in Willmar

WILLMAR -- The Little Crow Anglers will sponsor an informational meeting and question and answer session with agents of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources from 7 to 8:30 p.m...

outdoors Sat, Mar 12, 2011 - 12:36am

A small village of fish houses has developed in the center of East Solomon Lake north of Willmar, where the lake's deepest water is found. The lake has offered some of the area's best crappie fishing this season, and the word has gotten out.
(Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Tough ice fishing season brings out the best

You know it's been a tough ice fishing season when you have to wince at the bait shop owner's response to your inquiry as to where the best bet is...

outdoors / local / region Sat, Mar 05, 2011 - 7:27am

Volunteers helped make it possible for Let's Go Fishing to serve more than 20,000 people across the state last year. This pontoon carries local senior citizens on an outing on Green Lake in August 2010.
(Tribune file photo)

Let's Go Fishing pulls the plug on its role in charitable gaming

WILLMAR -- As more than 1,600 volunteers across Minnesota know, there are lots of ways to help Let's Go Fishing. Ripping apart pull tabs is no longer one of them...

outdoors / local / region Sat, Mar 05, 2011 - 7:24am

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

Years of study in the Minnesota River shows that it holds a very large sized population of flathead catfish, giving anglers an opportunity tangle with 40 pound behemoths like the one held here. Submitted photo

Winter sites hold big 'home bodies'

MONTEVIDEO -- As surely as bears return to their dens to hibernate each winter, flathead and channel catfish seek out their favorite deep water hideouts in the Minnesota River to...

outdoors / region Sat, Feb 05, 2011 - 12:00am

There are more reports of paddlefish being seen in the Minnesota River. It's not known if the apparent increase in their numbers can be credited to improving water quality, or higher, average water flows in the last decade, or a combination of these and other factors. Submitted photo

Electrifying fish stories

MONTEVIDEO -- For 30 years the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has been electro-fishing the Minnesota River to coax out the secrets of the fish in its murky waters, and...

outdoors / region Sat, Feb 05, 2011 - 12:00am

Thousands of anglers gather at Hole-in-the-Day Bay Saturday on Gull Lake in Brainerd for the 21st annual Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza. Associated Press

Wis. man wins Ice Fishing Extravaganza

BRAINERD -- A first-time attendee from Wisconsin caught the winning fish at the Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza. More than 10,000 people gathered on frozen Gull Lake Saturday for...

outdoors Sat, Jan 29, 2011 - 12:00am

A small but active community of fish houses could be seen on Norway Lake Dec. 19. The snow cover and slushy conditions have made ice fishing difficult. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Snow, slush slow down anglers

Snow and slush, even before the rain a few days ago, has slowed down the ice fishing season in the area. But like true Minnesota anglers, that doesn't stop the...

outdoors Fri, Dec 31, 2010 - 12:00am

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