Creel clerks from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will be traveling the lake by boat to conduct interviews with anglers through September.
We wanted to try an adventure riding from Duluth to Cook, MN with just our sleds and whatever gear we could haul. Would the sleds make it? Would we be able to handle the brutal cold?
The Zup's grocery store in Cook, MN is considered a total loss after last night's fire. This is terrible news for a small town that relied on this store for more than just groceries.
We've had a very cold spring, and lakes are still frozen solid. So when is the latest ice out for these MN lakes? History shows that it can be pretty late in May.
The Minnesota Fishing Opener is just over 3 weeks away. An update yesterday from guides at Fortune Bay Casino show how much ice is still on the lake, and it is not looking good.
I fished Lake Vermilion this year for opener. It was cold and miserable, and it took a lot of motivation to get out on the lake. There were also some other people who were braving the elements at every landing on the lake. They were boat inspectors working for the North St. Louis County Soil and Water Conservation.