Leech Lake Update 2011

June 17, 2011 Fishing
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The walleyes are still biting! The fishing started out a little slow, but picked-up after we had a strong south and southeast wind for a day. Mokey and Annex were good spots for both larger and keeper size fish, however, with the wind came 3 and 4′ rollers. Our best luck was fishing Sugar Point, at one […]

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BWCA 2011 Paulsen Lake

June 10, 2011 BWCA
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We just got back from five days in the BWCA trout fishing, and I can describe the trip in one word, “WINDY”. The fishing was pretty good, but the lake that we were on just had a mayfly hatch, which always can make fishing more of a challenge. We had a last minute dropout this year, and […]

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Leech Lake Opener Report 2011

May 19, 2011 Fishing
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The fishing opener was awesome! The numbers were not quite as high as last year, however, the size of the fish were much larger. Most of the fish caught were in the mid-20’s, with three above 26″, and one at 27″. The walleyes responded better to a tri-colored jig (white, chartreuse, and a reddish-orange). I would […]

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Love Those Crappies

May 10, 2011 Fishing
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Nothing like starting the spring fishing season with some good ole’ crappie fishing. We spent Saturday afternoon on Leech Lake and had a blast. We also caught several large sunfish, a couple of walleyes, and lots of northern pike. My dad loves catching crappies, as you can tell by the grin on his face. Most were […]

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Sandhill Cranes

April 28, 2011 Hiking
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The other day while I was walking my dog in the refuge, we ran into two Sandhill Cranes. They were doing some kind of dance, I wasn’t sure if it because we were there or it was a mating ritual. It sure was cool to see, however, they did walk away after awhile, I guess […]

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Snow Please!

March 23, 2011 Cross Country Skiing
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I’m going out on a limb here, but I’m guessing that there aren’t very many people praying for snow. I realize that this is the first week of spring, but heck if we can get a few inches it’ll all be gone in a few days. My thinking is that since it’s pretty crappy out there, at […]

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