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Pick a year. Any year. When John Wetrosky worked the counter at Koep's Nisswa Bait and Tackle from 1971 to 1978, every Minnesota fishing opener knocked him out. The joyful stampede of walleye anglers veered off Hwy. 371 toward the can't-miss shop starting at midweek. Then, at 6 a.m. Friday, the trickle would turn into a torrent as the doors opened for two days of round-the-clock sales. Hour ...
Through the 1970s and on, Nisswa bait shop was epicenter of fishing opener As this year's May 15 fishing opener approaches, thoughts turn to fishing openers past and the joyful stampede of walleye anglers that jammed bait shops Up North for two days of round-the-clock sales. April 30, 2021 — 12:28pm Pick a year. Any year. When John Wetrosky worked the counter at Koep's Nisswa Bait and Tackle from 1971 to 1978, every Minnesota fishing opener knocked him out. The joyful stampede of walleye anglers veered off Hwy. 371 toward the can't-miss shop starting at midweek. Then, at 6 a...
Outdoornews April 28, 2021 Bill Ferry (left) and Tim Lesmeister are drifting over a reef they located with their GPS unit. Now it's the underwater camera that will position them on the spot where the fish are plentiful. No guesswork when you incorporate a camera into your scouting program. Gary Roach and I were cruising across a medium-sized lake near his home when he spun the boat around 180 degrees and started heading back through his wake. Then he abruptly killed the motor and said: “Look at all those crappies,” as he pointed to his sonar screen. “How do you know they’re crappies?...
Author of the article: Randy Russon Publishing date: Apr 05, 2021 • 6 hours ago • 5 minute read • Article content As a writer who writes up more than one team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, here are a number of notations as we move on from the 2020-2021 abbreviation of a season to what we can have faith in, at what could lie ahead at some point. • Graduating goalie David Bowen, who proved to be good enough to play in both the Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League, has committed to tend twine for the Laurentian Voyageurs of Ontario Univer...