fishing

Fishing school

Oct 30, 2024

Lincoln High School has added something unique to its physical education (PE) curriculum; a fishing unit for 10th graders. “Our new physical education teacher, Paul Merten, used a grant we received a year or so ago [to buy] new fishing poles and had our first fishing unit,” Lincoln High School...

Angler advised to release juvenile squirrel

Sep 18, 2024

A trout angler was told to release an unusual catch last week. According to the Sept. 16 weekly conservation officer report from the Department of Natural Resources Rochester-area: “A trout angler was checked who had a live juvenile gray squirrel resting on his shoulder that he had found near the...

Another successful Fishing with the Fuzz

Aug 21, 2024

In a Facebook Post, the Lake City Police Department reported that its latest Fishing with the Fuzz event, held Aug. 17 at the Lake City Marina, was a success. “We had a great day on Saturday at our annual Fishing with the Fuzz event,” the department wrote. “The weather wasn’t perfect, but we had a...

What makes Lake City special? We’re fishermen friendly!

Jul 31, 2024

The Governor’s Fishing Opener has come and gone but that doesn’t mean the people who fish have left Lake City. Just last Wednesday there were three local fisherman cleaning fish at the Roschen Park Fish Cleaning Station. Not only were they having a good time they expressed their appreciation for a...

Lake City among top Memorial Day fishing destinations

May 22, 2024

Lake City is the fourth best fishing spot in the nation for Memorial Day weekend, according to the FishingBooker, an online platform for booking fishing guides. “This year’s Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener celebrated its 76th anniversary precisely on Lake Pepin just two weeks before Memorial...

Lake City to host 2024 governor’s fishing opener

Nov 1, 2023

Governor Tim Walz today announced that Lake City will host the 76th Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener on May 10-11, 2024, according to a news release from the governor’s office. Explore Minnesota coordinates each year with the Governor’s Office, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,...

Big walleyes caught

Sep 6, 2023

Lee Kirchner (right) and Todd Zemke with two impressive walleyes they caught on Lake Pepin on July 22. One walleye was 29.75 inches, the other was 27.5 inches.

Conservation officers help recover sunken pole

Aug 30, 2023

While patrolling Lake Pepin last week, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservations Officers Kevin Prodzinski and Matt Brodin were checking one boat when “they noticed a bobber floating near the bow of a boat with a perch on the hook with no fishing line coming from the boat,” according...

Photographer catches “Last Cast”

Aug 2, 2023

Steve Brown of Lake City said he’s been waiting for an opportunity to photograph anglers on city point silhouetted against the sunset when conditions were right. He got it on July 30.

Youth go ‘Fishing with the Fuzz’

Aug 17, 2022

The Lake City Police Department held its annual Fishing with the Fuzz event on Aug. 13 at the Lake City Marina. Children spent a few hours fishing with Lake City Police Officers and had lunch afterward. Some Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officers were also on hand. The...