The Canadian fishing opener happened last week and the Lake Saganaga parking lot finally showed some life. The anglers had not been around the end of the Trail yet this season, but now that Canada has opened up there have been a few more people around. The fishing reports were about the same as everywhere else—slow. There are some trout […]
Where are the fish biting?
This week has been all about splake, according to Jon at Buck’s Hardware. He heard of a nice 20 ½-inch splake on Birch Lake and others on Mink Lake. The depths where splake are being found are about 12 to 15 feet with waxies or salted minnows. Jon said Daniels and Duncan lakes have been giving up lake trout in […]
A ride with purpose— the “Never Surrender” tour
Once again a number of Cook County snowmobilers joined the Blackwoods Blizzard “Never Surrender” Tour, a ride to fight ALS—raising approximately $8,000 for the fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Five local snowmobilers— Tom and Kathy Bernier, Paul Bernier, Chuck Silence, and Ron “Carbine” Carlson were among the 181 snowmobilers on the three-day, 370-mile […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are lawabiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News- Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Monday, Jan. 24 5:45 a.m., Grand Marais: Caller reported an injured deer on the highway and […]
