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Minnesota Fishing News
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds boaters that it is beginning to remove docks at its public water access sites in northwestern Minnesota. The DNR removes several hundred docks in the Northwest Region each year before Minnesota lakes freeze, according to Tim Browning, the northwest regional manager for Trails & Waterways.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Grand Rapids Area office, has announced the dates for sport netting whitefish and cisco on area lakes. The following lakes are open from the first Friday in November through the second Sunday in December (Nov. 3 through Dec. 10, 2006):
Special fishing regulations for walleye, bass, northern pike, crappie and sunfish will be the subject of public meetings being held across the state in the coming weeks by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Troy Truesdell of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, was recently awarded the 2006 Art of Conservation Stamp Award, national Best of Show honors and the People's Choice Award during the 8th Annual Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Expo.
"This is an awesome honor that I did not expect,” says Truesdell, a graduating senior at Simley High School. “I'm a walleye and largemouth bass fisherman and I learned about the need to conserve fish habitat through participating in the State-Fish Art Contest. To win a 'hat trick' of national awards is just a bonus."
Minneapolis, Minnesota - After an impressive performance at the 2005 Wal-Mart Open, country music star Craig Morgan will give an encore to bass fishing fans attending the $1.5 million Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship. The concert, which is presented by Chevy, is slated to take place on Aug. 5 at 4 p.m., shortly before the day-four weigh-in at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena. Morgan's current album, "My Kind of Livin'," has stayed strong since its release, residing on the Billboard charts for more than 60 weeks. It has spawned two No. 1 singles, including "That's What I Love About Sunday," which was the No. 1 Most Heard Song of 2005, according to both Billboard and Radio & Records and "Redneck Yacht Club," which is a huge hit among fishing fans. Morgan's current single, "I Got You," has reached the top 15 on the charts. Morgan was also honored earlier this year by the USO with the 2006 USO Merit Award for his dedication to assisting others through his charitable works. Morgan, who aims to communicate about the small, meaningful things in our everyday life, released his first album, self-titled "Craig Morgan" (Atlantic Records) in 2000 as well as "I Love It" (Broken Bow Records) in 2003. "I've come to understand that the good songs come naturally," he said. "They talk about natural things: Things that might seem mundane or common are the things that we all can envision about ourselves because they're what we do - or, if we don't, they're what we want to do." Championship contenders will take off from Pell City Lakeside Park, located at 2801 Stemley Bridge Road in Pell City at 7 a.m. each day, and daily weigh-ins will be held at 5 p.m. in the BJCC Arena. The outdoor show features more than 140 exhibits; fishing seminars by Hank Parker, Forrest L. Wood and other bass-fishing legends; and free daily giveaways running from 2 to 8 p.m. Aug. 2 and 3, noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 4 and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 5. August 2 is free FLW Outdoors hat day. August 3 is free Stren fishing line day. August 4 is free Berkley tackle day, and Aug. 5 is free rod and reel and free Fujifilm camera day. Daily giveaways are for children 12 and under accompanied by an adult. Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000. Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.
Wildlife Forever will soon host young artists from throughout the United States at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, during its 2006 State-Fish Art Expo on July 29-30. More.
Smokey Bear and U.S. Forest Service employees will hand out free white pine tree seedlings to the first 5,000 visitors, and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has proclaimed July 29 as “Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Day.” Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Gene Merriam will be present to congratulate young winners from Maine to California and states in between.
The winners will be honored in an awards ceremony on July 29 at 10 a.m, and a massive art display will feature all of the winning artwork from across the country. Prizes include rods, reels and fishing tackle from Rapala and gift certificates for art supplies from Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, plus blue ribbons and other awards.
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