When is walleye opener in minnesota 2017

Leaving McArdle's dock, the first among these is near the shallow-water entrance to adjoining Sugar Lake. And it was there, on Winnie, in about 15 feet of water, that we first tried our luck, joining as we did a half-dozen or so other boats. Impaling a shiner minnow on a quarter-ounce jig, Steve sailed his rig about 20 feet from the boat. Yellow perch chomped our baits first.

While hoping the next bite, or the next or next, would yield a walleye, we valued the perch as table fare, and kept the plumpest among them. Though still obscured by clouds, the sun had gathered strength, and Steve's fish-catching outline was backlit by the gathering radiance.

For the half-million or more Minnesotans who had anticipated this day for weeks and even months, and who especially anticipated the tug of a walleye on the end of a line, this was a comforting image, the silhouette of an angler, his rod bent deeply, and a fish being caught. Soon, Joe also had a walleye in the boat, as did I. These weren't big fish, and some were thrown back.

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National Team head coach Vlatko Andonovski. MnDOT recommends that motorists be prepared for slower moving traffic, think about alternate routes, and call or go to www. There will be heavier traffic in the St. Cloud area as the annual governor's fishing opener will occur on the Mississippi River in the area, according to a news release. MnDOT urges motorists to be attentive, drive with caution, slow down in work zones and never enter a road blocked with barriers or cones.

William Bornhoft , Patch Staff. Posted Thu, May 11, at am CT. Highway projects that may affect weekend travel May include: Twin Cities Interstate 94 between St. But, of course, these folks missed out on all the lies that are told in fishing camp.

They never got to partake in the fabulous food and spirits shared by the gathering. They never got teased for some of the stupid things they may have said or done. Oh, so much can be said about fish camp when a bunch of guys and a few gals descend on a Minnesota lake to celebrate fishing.

Yes, I did this large group communal fishing opener experience for over 20 years and rank some of the memories that were made among the very best ones I cherish in my life.

In recent years, however, I have chosen not to participate in the fishing opener for a variety of personal reasons. A few years the lake we had reservations on still had ice, so it was a no go. Life happens.