Tuesday, May 15, 2012

MN 2012 Walleye Fishing Opener - 11 Stories

Urban lake reels 'em in with governor's opener
Post-Bulletin
By John Weiss WACONIA — By tradition, Gov, Mark Dayton went out fishing at 12:01 am Saturday, the opening day of the inland walleye/northern fishing season. And, by tradition, he didn't catch a walleye because most of the recent governors have not ...
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Carlson: Catching walleyes is tricky
St. Cloud Times
The walleye is undoubtedly the most sought after fish in our waters but not always the easiest to catch. Due to the extreme popularity of the walleye and the incredible impact this fish has on our tourism business and economy, there is quite a ...
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Bemidji anglers have varying success in fishing opener
Bemidji Pioneer
BEMIDJI- The weather was gorgeous for Saturday's walleye opener; perfect for fishing, not so perfect for catching walleye. Mike Novotny casts his line off the shore of Lake Bemidji near Paul Bunyan Park Saturday afternoon.
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DeLand: Getting the last laugh on the opener
St. Cloud Times
Still, I suspect the walleye begin chuckling as soon as they see my car pull up to the lakeside cabin. They start punching each other in the shoulder (or whatever walleye have that pass for shoulders) when I climb into the boat.
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Date, Location Set for 2013 Governor's Fishing Opener
KAALtv.com
It will be held May 10-11 in the Park Rapids area, in northwestern Minnesota. The Governor is hoping the third time will be a charm. Things were a little slow Saturday on Lake Waconia. He has yet to catch a walleye during the opener.
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Family enjoys uncrowded fishing along the Gunflint Trail
Duluth News Tribune
We lolled back in our boat seats, sun baking our backs, index fingers waiting for the telltale pulse of a walleye's surreptitious bite. Between drifts, we swung by the other boat in our bay. Lee Adams, who will work at Gunflint Pines this summer, ...
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Fishing Opener: City Fishing Just For The Fun Of It
CBS Local
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It is the Walleye Opener, but it's also a great day for the outdoors, anywhere. That includes the city. We paid a visit to Lake Calhoun. We didn't find the big boats, but we sure found the fishing spirit.
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Go fish?
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
He remembers, on an opening weekend about 20 years ago, waking up before the others and going out and catching six walleyes in about 10 minutes. “I never found that spot again,” he said, shaking his head. “I came back in and never caught another fish ...
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Fishing opener: fantastic weather, spotty catches
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Blue skies, a walleye chop and warmer temperatures than most fishing openers. It was one of those weekends that will live in the back of our memory when the snow piles up in January. The 2012 fishing opener was chamber of commerce perfect in most every ...
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Weather cooperates for Minnesota fishing opener
In-Forum
Kyle Agre of Fargo holds up the one walleye he and fishing partner Scott Brewer caught during Saturday's fishing opener on Strawberry Lake. Dave Wallis / The Forum It would be hard to imagine better weather conditions for a Minnesota fishing opener ...
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Dom Izzo's Fishing Opener Journey
WDAY
Hi everyone and welcome to Little Pine Lake in Perham, Minnesota for the 2012 fishing opener, this is one of the busier lakes in the region, over 200 boats out here on the water today and with weather that seemed ideal for catching some walleye that ...
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