Monthly Archives: May 2011

Marie Zhuikov of the St. Louis River Alliance filed a brief but interesting report today about “40 volunteers who braved rain and soggy feet to help with the St. Louis River Alliance’s annual clean up event. This year, the beneficiary … Continue reading →

Saturday is National Trails Day, and at least three local events are planned: Celebrate Trails with the Superior Hiking Trail Association, 10 a.m. Saturday, for a five mile hike. Meet at Fox Farm Road Trailhead. From Highway 61 milepost 14.9, … Continue reading →

One of the joys of being the News Tribune’s outdoors writer is seeing all of the fish photos that readers send us. Today’s batch included two very different photos, but each had its own inherent appeal. Here’s the first one: … Continue reading →

Some Minnesota bear hunters may be under the mistaken impression they have been selected as a winner in the state’s bear-license lottery because they viewed incorrect content on the agency’s website before the error was detected, according to a Minnesota … Continue reading →

Dale Krocak of Duluth was kind enough to take me along for a little trolling on Lake Suporior on Wednesday. Krocak fishes out of a 22-foot C-Dory, a very comfortable boat on a cool day on the big lake. Krocak’s … Continue reading →

Duluth charter captain Don Nelson sent along this photo of his client, Kevin Swenson, who caught a 9-pound, 2-ounce brown trout last Thursday. It hit a pink “Brad’s” stickbait on the surface, Nelson said. Browns have been showing up in … Continue reading →

Randy Haedrich and Mike Nagle came from third place after Day One to catch four walleyes on Sunday measuring a total of 94.5 inches to win the Twin Ports Walleye Association’s Walleye Tournament May 21 and 22 on the St. … Continue reading →

The yellow dog and I got out for a long walk along Amity Creek in East Duluth early this morning. It was a day for looking at things close at hand because the dense fog obscured everything in the distance. … Continue reading →