Former Grand Marais resident Andy Brostrom (below) caught this 31-inch walleye on Sunday, July 30. Andy was fishing with his family on a yearly fishing trip they take on the same weekend every year. His mother, Gail Englund (left), caught a 29-inch walleye, which is big, but Andy won the Gold Hook Award for his catch.
The annual Fisherman’s Picnic Big Fish Contest is complete and once again it took some huge fish to claim first place.
Josh Klemmer’s 33-pound lake trout is the biggest lake trout entered in years. Twin Cities school teacher Dan Roberts, who has a cabin here in the county, tied this year for first place in the Brook Trout category. It was Robert’s “umpteenth” win, but this time he shared it Jeremy Peterson.
Larry Deshampe, Grand Portage won first place with a 12-pound, 8-ounce northern. Larry’s nickname growing up was “Fish” so it’s little wonder that he lived up to that billing.
Once again Buck’s Hardware Hank and Northern Wilds sponsored the contest.
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