Tyson at the Beaver House said walleyes are biting on Devil Track and Elbow lakes and most other walleye lakes on minnows and leeches. Lake trout are being caught on Lake Superior 140 feet deep. Brook trout and splake are biting good now, too. Northern pike are being taken on Devil Track and Two Island. Buck’s Hardware Hank submits this […]
Road work on the Gunflint Trail
It was a surprise to see the Gunflint Trail stripped to gravel this afternoon on my drive down from Saganaga Lake. I think this means that I can now join the ranks of those who remember the Trail when it was a dirt road. I’m told that the dirt was so fine on the original Gunflint Trail that it would […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding 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, May 2612:34 p.m., Hovland: Someone found weird stuff at theroadside, near mile marker 131. (A bunch […]
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the potential punishment exceeds $150 and/or 10 days in jail. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted. Eugene David Keating, 44, Shoreview, […]