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Lee Sundmark, fisheries supervisor with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, said that perceptions of the Minnesota River as a polluted waterway are believed to be keeping anglers away. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Minnesota River offers a safe, diverse fishery

OLIVIA -- Its reputation as a dirty and polluted waterway seem to be keeping a lot of anglers away from the Minnesota River. "It's an under-utilized fishery,'' said Lee Sundmark,...

outdoors / region Sat, Jul 31, 2010 - 12:00am

When embarrassment is worth the risk

If the battery for my trolling motor was a year or two old, it would have been much easier to give it up for lost. Since it was only three...

outdoors Sat, Jul 31, 2010 - 12:00am

This cream can was among the debris that divers pulled from the depths of Green Lake as part of the second annual underwater recovery hosted by Let's Go Fishing with Seniors Minnesota. The Willmar chapter offers the cleanup as a way to give back to the lake that offers it so much, said organizer Joe Holm. Submitted photo

Green Lake divers give back

SPICER -- Scuba divers returned to the depths of Green Lake for a second year as part of the commitment by Let's Go Fishing with Seniors Minnesota to give back...

outdoors Sat, Jul 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Emily Lorenzen, standing, a naturalist from MinnAqua, talks to children Wednesday during a fishing camp at Robbins Island in Willmar. The camp was sponsored by Willmar Community Education and Recreation and the state of Minnesota. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Learning about fish and fishing

outdoors Sat, Jun 19, 2010 - 12:00am

Fishing tourneys are still popular

Fishing tournaments are a stable of Minnesota life.

outdoors Sat, Jun 19, 2010 - 12:00am

Emily Lorenzen, a naturalist from Minn Aqua, left, helps Ridgley Hulstein, 6, of Willmar, as he ties a fishing hook to a line Wednesday during a fishing camp at Robbins Island in Willmar. The camp was sponsored by Willmar Community Education and Recreation Department and the state of Minnesota. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

A budding fisherman

news / local / outdoors Thu, Jun 17, 2010 - 12:00am

Final-round voting starts in Best Fishing Photo Contest on Wctrib.com

Final-round voting has started in the Best Fishing Photo Contest on Wctrib.com. Go to our contest page, click on the Best Fishing Photo Contest and then on the Vote page...

Wed, Jun 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Deep and hungry

ON LOWER MANITOU LAKE, ONTARIO -- The signs were obvious. We just didn't want to believe them. First, the water temperature was nearly 60 degrees. Too warm. Second, pine pollen...

outdoors Sat, Jun 05, 2010 - 12:00am

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Randy Hanzal, left, explains to Shane Doesken of Duluth procedures for draining his live well and transporting minnows after fishing at Fish Lake May 27. Sam Cook/Forum Communications

Minnesota DNR conservation officers educate anglers about fish virus

DULUTH -- On a peaceful Thursday evening, Shane Doesken of Duluth and a fishing partner are ready to launch Doesken's boat at the Fish Lake dam. That's when they're approached...

outdoors Sat, Jun 05, 2010 - 12:00am

Equipment failure when you least expect it

y wife got me a new trolling motor last year. It would make the johnboat get up and fly. A person could almost water ski behind it if they were...

outdoors Sat, Jun 05, 2010 - 12:00am

A boat trawls the fishing areas on Foot Lake on May 15 during this year's fishing opener. Kandiyohi County officials say new state legislation helps in the fight to decrease the threat of aquatic invasive species moving into area lakes but more action is needed. Kandiyohi County had lobbied for increased state involvement to fight aquatic invasive species, often spread from lake to lake by boating-related equipment. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

New laws aims to prevent spread of invasive species

WILLMAR -- New legislation strengthens, but does not go far enough to combat the threat of aquatic invasive species moving into area lakes. "They did hear us a little bit...

news / local Thu, Jun 03, 2010 - 12:00am

Enter your fishing photos in Wctrib.com's Best Fishing Photo. Go to www.wctrib.com/pages/contests. Then click on the Fishing Photo Contest and enter your favorite fishing photos. If your photo is ranked as one of the top photos, you can win a prize.

Get your photo in the Best Fishing Photo Contest on Wctrib.com

It is entry time for your favorite fishing photos in our Best Fishing Photo Contest on Wctrib.com. Enter your favorite photos of your best fish, your biggest fish, your brother's...

Wed, Jun 02, 2010 - 12:47am

Amanda Buer, front, of Willmar, Keane Johnson, middle, and Jesse Medalen, both of New London, bowfish for carp May 18 from the fishing pier along County Road 41 in Willmar. They harvested 102 carp that day while practicing for last Saturday's Bow Fishing Contest in Kandiyohi County. Tribune photos by Gary Miller

Changes in regulations help bowfishing grow in popularity

WILLMAR -- Combine the sports of archery and fishing and what do you get? "An adrenalin rush,'' said Jesse Medalen of New London when describing the similarities of bowfishing to...

outdoors Sat, May 29, 2010 - 12:00am

Divers returning to clean up Green Lake

SPICER -- Scuba divers will be returning to Green Lake for a second annual Clean Day and Underwater Recovery Challenge on June 12. The event's sponsor, Let's Go Fishing with...

outdoors Sat, May 29, 2010 - 12:00am

An evening spent fishing on the lake

The lake at our place is a part of a flood-control project that protects the farmland downstream. This means, whenever there is a heavy rain, rather than my neighbors cornfield...

outdoors Sat, May 29, 2010 - 12:00am

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