The smell of wood smoke has been common this week on Saganaga Lake as the temperatures, and walleyes are both descending. The musky aroma of wet fire unable to rise above the fog is a bittersweet reminder that the season is almost over. Saganaga Lake walleyes begin descending into deeper water as the temperatures drop, and this week has forced […]
Where are the fish biting?
Scott Sorensen of Fly Box & Company reports, “Pinks are in!” He said sinking patterns are working well, along with egg patterns, Woolly Buggers and Egg Sucking Leeches. Early morning hours are best when fresh fish slip in at Cascade, Devil Track Brule rivers. Rainbow trout are being caught in Thompson, Mink, Kimball and Trout lakes using leech and minnow […]
Changes affect how deer carcasses can enter Minnesota
Deer or moose suffering from chronic wasting disease suffer a miserable fate, living months to years while their bodies are ravaged by an abnormal protein called a prion. This prion affects the animal’s brain, often causing them to have droopy heads and ears, body tremors, stumbling, difficulty in swallowing and or excessive thirst or urination. For the long-suffering animal the […]
Waterfowl season opens Sept. 24
Minnesota’s regular waterfowl season will open on Saturday, Sept. 24, with similar bag limits and season dates that were in place last year, according to the Department of Natural Resources. “All signs point to this being a great year for duck and goose hunting,” said Steve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist. “Many hunters look forward to the duck hunting opener all […]
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
Monday, Sept. 51:02 a.m., Grand Marais:Attempted break-in of anapartment reported.1:07 a.m., Grand Marais: Report ofa possibly suicidal man.8:18 a.m., Grand Marais: Poweroutage on County Road 44.10:16 a.m., Tofte: False fire alarm atBluefin Bay, caused by cooking.12:37 p.m., Grand Marais: Trafficcitation issued.12:53 p.m., Tofte: Caller fromOnion River Road was looking fordirections out of the woods andback to his vehicle.1:29 p.m., Tofte: […]
