Andy Brostrom, White Bear Lake, caught this 29-inch walleye on a recent annual family fishing trip held on a lake just off of the Gunflint Trail. Photo courtesy of Gail Englund
Note to self.
Sport fishing began in the 1500s, but fishing rods were used in ancient Egypt, China, Trina, Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, Rome and medieval England. Today fishing rods come in all shapes, sizes and are made of bamboo, fiberglass, graphite and other chemical composites.
There are spinning rods, casting rods and fly rods. All of the modern fishing poles and tackle are designed to help you catch fish. In the past, people fished to live. Today, people live to fish.
But there is one ultimatum that was as true in the past as it is today: you can’t fish if you forget your fishing pole.
Buck’s Hardware Hank and Northern Wilds Fisherman’s Picnic Big Fish contest results to date:
. Bass: Jacob Muus, 3 lbs., 10 oz.;
Gail Englund, 3 lbs., 2 oz.; Jacob Muus, 3 lbs.
. Brook Trout: Dan Roberts 2 lbs., 10 oz.;
Dan Viren, 1 lb., 13 oz.; Dan Roberts, 1 lb., 8 oz.
. Lake Trout: Autumn Olson, 4 lbs., 12 oz.
. Walleye: Gail Englund, 5 lbs., 3 oz.;
Jacob Muus, 2 lbs., 13 oz.
. Northern: No entries as of July 30.
. Salmon: Avery Mottel, 5 lbs., 14 oz.;
Mike Kluska, 5 lbs., 6 oz.; Brian Rahbine 4 lbs., 14 oz.
The Fisherman’s Picnic Big Fish Contest is open for entries until noon, August 4. Remember, you must have a Fisherman’s Picnic button to enter. Also, no northern pike between 30 and 40 inches are allowed for entry in the contest.
Tyson at the Beaver House is now officially famous. KBJR came and did a feature on him and his business this past week. It aired on Thursday, August 1. Tyson wasn’t the lone star televised. Also caught on camera were Rowan and Devin Rude, Weston Smith, Louie Oullis and Landon Sheils. These kids paint lures at the Beaver House, and the lures are then sold to customers. “This is a great group of kids,” said Tyson.
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