Remember back to the days when “eating wild” meant dining on something pops likely brought home from his hunting trip—something like a pheasant, some venison, perhaps even some duck or rabbit? Remember, too, how some folks developed an aversion to certain wild fare because of the sensed “gaminess” they claimed tainted their taste pallet? Was it really all [...]
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The 2006 spring “Minnesota Fishing Opener” is now one for the history books. After a year where there was some serious introspection on whether to keep this particular fish camp tradition alive or to let it die a peaceful death…I think all who attended were quite glad they made the trek north yet another year. In [...]
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Listen to the latest show. 7.1mb I spend today’s episode reminiscing about Minnesota Fishing Openers from the past…in particular, a certain award we give out to "The Most Incompetent Fisherman" in our group. Hear some stories about past winners…as well as a description of how to win this not-so-coveted prize given in our [...]
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Did you really think I would find time to blog today during the big Minnesota Walleye Fishing Opener? Well…guess again! Instead, here’s a few fishing images I found digging deep into the Sportsman’s Blog archives. Notice any familiar (albeit younger) faces? These pictures were taken about 14 years ago on the "opener" fishing that year [...]
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If you ask ten people what their secret is for catching fish on the opener you’re likely to hear ten completely different replies. Everyone has their own ideas as to what strategy or technique seems to work best for catching walleyes on opening weekend. Here’s just a sampling of what some anglers feel will be the [...]
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Dennis Anderson at the Minneapolis StarTribune has an interesting piece today on Minnesota’s oldest fisherman. Floyd Doty from Glenwood, Minnesota who will hit the waters on Saturday at the ripe old age of…are you ready for this…105 years young. Read the entire article by clicking on any of the excerpts that are hyperlinked below. “The [...]
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Spend any amount of time talking about walleye fishing in Minnesota this spring and surely two words will eventually pop up in the conversation. RED LAKE. What has all the fishermen so excited is a tale of a lake that was by all accounts fished to the extreme by Native Americans and non-band members, both legally [...]
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This blog post will start my annual series of posts leading up to the Minnesota Fishing Opener beginning this Saturday on most of the state’s inland (non-border) waters. To many sportsmen living in the Upper Midwest, the walleye fishing opener (an event that’s also celebrated in several other states not necessarily on the same weekend) is a much [...]
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When Jeff Flood of No. Mankato (Minnesota) climbed out of bed 10 days ago and slipped on his socks to go turkey hunting he was still unaware of the raw excitement awaiting him just hours later in the turkey woods. What follows is a story about a determined hunter who also happens to be a close [...]
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Well, here it is…my first podcast effort that I promised a few weeks ago. Please be kind in your criticism as it’s been far too many years since I last sat behind the microphone or did anything remotely similar to this sort of thing. (To find out more about podcasts and the software to access [...]
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