While we were dodging a thunderhead and hammering the walleyes on Upper Red Lake on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, there were storms passing through the entire region. Apparently, while we were on the lake 70 miles north, Bemidji had been hit with hail. Then I received these photos from friends Aaron and Katie Guthrie, who [...]
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Leech Lake Twister
Posted in Natural Events, Photography, tagged Diamond Point, Huddles Bay, Leech Lake, Tornado, Twister, Whipholt Minnesota on May 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A Day for the Ages
Posted in The Hookset, tagged Abu Garcia, Daiwa, Family Fishing, Fishing Memories, Lake Melissa, Lake Ripley, Lund Pro-V, Novice Fishermen, Otter Lake, Tamarack River, Upper Red Lake, Walleye Fishing, Zebco on May 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
For the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, we planned on doing a little fishing. It would be Wyatt’s, my seven year-old nephew, first fishing trip with me and I had set him up with his first post-Snoopy poles for the upcoming fishing season this Christmas; a Daiwa underspin combo for panfish and jigging and rigging walleyes and [...]
Views from Aiton Heights
Posted in Minnesota State Parks, Photography, The Hike, tagged Aiton Heights Fire Tower, Itasca State Park on May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some of my family and friends are visiting for the holiday weekend. Saturday, between bear burgers on the grill and bocce ball this afternoon and cheddar and wild rice brats, pizza, and peach pies over the bonfire this evening, we headed down to Itasca State Park for a hike to see the sights. We made all [...]
Cold Water
Posted in The Hookset, tagged Big Turtle Lake, Lake Bemidji, Lake Irving, Lake Plantaganet, Upper Red Lake, Wallye Fishing on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I’ve been to a few of my early season walleye hot spots on Big Turtle Lake and Lake Bemidji, but I am sorry to report that those spots seem to be following the same theme of being late this season. The late ice-out have left lake temperatures cooler than usual for this time of year, [...]
Goggle Eyes
Posted in The Hookset, tagged Lake of the Woods, Upper Red Lake, Walleye Fishing on May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The opening week of the Minnesota fishing season also happened to be finals week for me. While I finished up cramming for final exams and polishing off term papers, my good friend Paul Nistler and friends Curt and Todd headed north for the warmer waters of Upper Red Lake and Lake of the Woods. That’s [...]
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