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Brandon Butler: Fishing hot for cold-water crappie - Joplin Globe

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A little more than a year ago, Nathan “Shags” McLeod and I fished winter crappie with Kris Nelson for the first time on Pomme de Terre Lake. That trip spoiled us. In just under an hour, all three of us were able to boat our 15-fish limit. Shags and I returned recently and learned it’s not always that easy. Yet, with some added effort, Nelson still guided us to two stringers full of fish.

Fish fillets from cold water just taste better. I know a lot of folks agree. When it comes time to fill my freezer, I like to do so in the winter months. Here in the Midwest, crappie are a go-to resource for bags of fillets. Putting IN work during winter pays off when you’re frying fish in the summer.

Nelson and his wife, Amanda, own and operate Stone Creek Lodge on Stockton Lake, and their guide service is Tandem Fly Outfitters. Nelson has been a captain in the Florida Keys, fishing offshore for various species, and a fly fishing guide for trout on Lake Taneycomo. He is one of the most knowledgeable fishermen I know and a great guy everyone enjoys being around.

“I am happy with the idea of fishing for crappie and walleye on these reservoirs for the rest of my life,” Nelson said. “Figuring out these fish and watching my clients’ excitement over catching them is what it’s all about for me. There’s nothing like the thump of a crappie bite.”

Last year, Nelson pulled us up over brush, and we vertically jigged. The action was so hot that I landed seven slab crappie on seven consecutive drops, which is what Nelson calls lowering your jig down vertically. This year, it wasn’t so easy.

“When you guys were here last year in December, the water temperature was around 43 or 44 degrees. This crappie were still up on the brush. Today, the water temperature is 39 degrees. They have slid off into deeper water where they are suspending on channels. It takes more work, but we’ll still get them,” Nelson said.

He was right. We still caught a mess of fish, but we had to work a little harder for them. Nelson would locate a school on his high-tech electronics and position us a little ways away from them. He said the fish are finicky and setting up right over them shuts down the bite. We’d throw our jigs past the brush, then let them sink and swing back toward the boat. The key was having no slack in your line and watching for it to twitch. When the line moved where it met the water, you set the hook. Usually, another slab was on the line.

The tactics we employed to fill his boat with big, cold-water crappie could be used on any lake or reservoir with adequate brush. We were using basic medium-light spinning rods with 6-pound test line and a 1/16-ounce jig head with a blue-and-gray plastic body.

Another point I’d like to make is that Kris and so many fishing guides and outfitters like him are small-business owners. He and his wife have worked hard to develop their lodge into a wonderful family friendly resort, and it has taken years for him to build up his clientele for the guide service. In 2020, they lost 85% of their business. Many of the people who book trips to stay and fish with the Nelsons are between 60 and 80 years old — the demographic most affected by COVID-19. Rightfully so, most of those folks canceled their trips and didn’t travel.

The Nelsons did not receive any financial support from the government. They applied for help, but it never came. If you have ever wanted to go fishing with a guide who will not only show you a great time and send you home with a mess of fish but will also teach you a lot about fishing, now’s the time.

See you down the trail.

Brandon Butler can be reached at bbutler@driftwoodoutdoors.com. For more Driftwood Outdoors, check out the podcast at www.driftwoodoutdoors.com.

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John's Big Ol' Fish: Sunday, January 31, 2021 - KCRG

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Immigration, Gay Youth at Heart of GLAAD-Nominated 'The Magic Fish' - Advocate.com

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I unexpectedly cried as I read the wonderfully queer, GLAAD-nominated graphic novel The Magic Fish. My tears were the drops of sweet, unbridled joy and unencumbered hopefulness. As a middle-aged, lifelong comic book enthusiast I found my emotional response after finishing The Magic Fish to be a delightful surprise. 

While The Magic Fish is aimed at a middle-school audience, its heartfelt honesty transcends age. It is a bold immigrant story focusing on Tien, a 13-year-old Vietnamese boy, and his parents as they navigate their new home in America. It is also an LGBTQ+ narrative about finding the words to vocalize your queerness to parents who lack the language to fully understand what being gay means. And it is a tale about the power of shared stories and how fairy tales are often used to express deep truths about society and culture. 

But at it’s center, at it’s heart, The Magic Fish is a story about the critical task parents have in raising queer children. “I wanted to tell a story about parents who try really hard to make sure their kids are protected,” Magic Fish writer and artist Trung Le Nguyen tells The Advocate. (Story continues below photo of Nguyen.)

While interviewing Nguyen, who also goes by the name Trungles, and listening to him speak so earnestly and openingly about his graphic novel and the responsibility parents have in a queer child’s life, I was surprised to find myself welling up with tears again. 

Protection is the word that stuck with me. A parent of a young queer child must absolutely protect them. Guard them. Guide them. Shield them from the uninformed and the bigoted. As Nguyen spoke of the the importance of parents supporting and loving their queer children, I was brought back to my own coming out and all the uncertainity that was entangled in my gay awakening. 

For LGBTQ+  individuals of a certain age, like myself, the parental norm was to cast aside any child who identified as anything other than straight. Today, the rejection of a queer youth seems to have abated somewhat in our more accepting and understanding times, but the reality remains stark for many. According to True Colors United, nearly 40 percent of homeless youth identify as queer. 

This is inexcusable. Any child forced to leave their home because of their identity is one too many. The rejection of LGBTQ+ children is a cultural travesty driven by fear, misinformation, and more often than not, misguided religious fever. 

But Nguyen, who identifies as queer himself, felt creatively compelled to write a book that shied away from existing solely to educate. Nguyen sought to craft a story that would not be perceived soley as an “issue book” meant to preach to someone outside the queer community. Instead, The Magic Fish is a soul-baring graphic novel for queer children (and adults who love a great comic with beautiful art). 

Nguyen created The Magic Fish to “give queer kids the expectation that your parents should be protecting you, and if they haven’t done that they have failed you.” For this reason, the story “is told at the eye level” of a child. A tale that doesn’t look down to young readers, but one that speaks to them as equals. Nguyen points out to me that the narrative is also used to dispel the notion that a queer-themed graphic novel geared towards young readers has to be about gay sex.

“The way being queer manifests in our daily ways is not just in a sexual way,” Nguyen says. “Queerness is not something within the realm of the bedroom, it’s something we walk around with every single day, every moment of our lives.”

The Magic Fish is out now. 

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Carolina Fish Fry gets new life along Market Street - StarNewsOnline.com

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Carolina Fish Fry

Address: 4023 Market St, Wilmington

Contact: 910-769-4145; Facebook @carolinafishfryIlm2020; https://ift.tt/39wNWkU; wilmington@carolinafishfry.com

Hours: Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Price range: $5.99-31.99

Type of food: “We offer hand breaded and fried or grilled seafood options that are cooked to order and made fresh," new owner Tyler Morgan said. "We can serve you through dine-in, drive thru, pickup or delivery. We pride ourselves on the healthy portions and low prices as we have the best prices in town on seafood.” 

Tell us about your place: “I started working at Carolina Fish Fry at the end of June 2020 as the general manager," Morgan said. "It was my first opportunity to work in a restaurant besides a six-month run when I was 16 at Texas Roadhouse as a bus boy, let alone manage one. I actually quit in September and took over as the owner on Oct. 29th of 2020. It has been a dream of mine to one day own and run a restaurant since I was 12 years old when I used to cook in the kitchen with my grandmother and grandpa. I attended a leadership camp in ninth grade at N.C. State and one of the counselors there encouraged me to pursue business and outlined a vision that given my name, he said 'JT Morgan & Associates, you could have your own company one day,' and on Sept. 2, 2020 I filed articles of incorporation to open JT Morgan & Associates Inc to manage and run this restaurant with plans to open multiple locations that offer the same great quality of service and cuisine.”

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So what's new: Morgan has simplified the menu, lowered some prices and added dessert options such as cheesecake and chocolate cake.

“I welcome everyone to give us a second chance that may have had a not so great time at Carolina Fish Fry," Morgan said. "I want people to see all the changes and passion that has been poured into this restaurant from not only myself, but so many hard workers that have stayed by our side through very tough times." 

Specialties: Seafood platters like the Carolina Seafood for $18.99 that comes with a pint of shrimp, three flounder, four oysters, four scallops, and two deviled crabs served with fries, hushpuppies and coleslaw. You can also go with a double combo platter with your choice of popcorn shrimp, jumbo shrimp, flounder fillet, catfish fillet, Pollock fillet, deviled crab and claim strips.

Most popular dish: The flounder and shrimp combo for $10.99 served with fries, hushpuppies and coleslaw.

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Now is the time to fish for walleye - Beckley Register-Herald

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Several years ago, perhaps during a moment of weakness or a middle-aged crisis, I bought an aluminum bass boat with a trolling motor on the front and two sets of electronic fish finders for both the bow and stern. Growing up on the Elk River and later guiding for smallmouth bass on the New, bass-boat fishing is as foreign to me as it gets. I’m used to canoes and rafts with lots of moving water and feisty smallmouth bass leaping from the shoals and rapids.

But I now own a boat — all decked out. My goal? To learn to catch walleyes year-round in our waters. The learning curve was steep and still is, in fact, although I have begun to pattern the fish and even predict when I may actually be able to catch them. Don’t get me wrong, I am far from a pro, but having said that, my family has enjoyed many fish fries because of my efforts.

But I’m still learning every day. So when a note from Mark Scott, assistant chief of fish management for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, came across my desk, I was anxious to spread the news to others who may be on a quest to become a walleye-catching master.

“There’s never a bad time to go fishing when you’re in West Virginia, but if you want to target walleye, especially in rivers, you need to go in colder months, between November and March,” Scott said.

West Virginia’s native walleye grow quickly and reach trophy sizes, which makes them a popular sport fish for anglers. These unique, large-eyed predators also have been part of a special management project to improve and diversify fishing opportunities in the Mountain State since the early 2000s.

“It’s encouraging to see all our efforts paying off,” Scott said. “Photos of big walleye are getting out on social media and anglers in other states are seeing it and taking notice of all the great fishing opportunities here in West Virginia.”

Scott said outfitters around the state have told him that people as far as Canada are visiting the state to go walleye fishing.

“It’s cool to hear that because it means we’ve developed a fishery that’s known worldwide,” he said.

Walleye usually feed early in the morning and late in the evening or on overcast days. Scott says anglers should target walleye during these low-light periods when fish are most active.

“Anything that blocks upstream movement such as locks and dams or waterfalls are good places to target walleye,” Scott said. “For our native walleye, anglers will want to fish the rivers upstream of the Winfield Lock and Dam such as the Elk River, Coal River, upper Kanawha River, and New River.”

This time of year, walleye are moving upstream to areas such as Kanawha Falls, Sandstone Falls and the falls on the Coal River to prepare for spawning. When they can’t swim further upstream, they congregate in preparation for the spawning season in March.

“There are a lot of walleye in these areas right now,” Scott said. “Now’s a perfect time to go out and enjoy a fishing trip but anglers need to familiarize themselves with the regulations for the rivers they will be fishing. Some areas such as Sandstone Falls are under no-harvest regulations or other special regulations.”

Good luck and don’t forget to buy your new 2021 license before you go.

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PROGRESS NOVEMBER 2020: High-tech fish farming: Orangeburg County lands cutting-edge aquaculture industry - MDJOnline.com

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With the consumption needs of an increasing world population putting greater stresses on environmental sustainability, there is a challenge of how to balance demand with supply.

Fishing experts project global aquaculture production will need to more than double in the next 40 years to feed the close to 10 billion people by the year 2050.

These same experts say there are many threats to fishing from the ocean, including overfishing that has reduced fish populations in some cases to the point of extinction. Industrialization has led to heavy metals pollution of the oceans. Plastic breakdown has infested marine life with micro-plastics.

The challenging scenario is one Pure Blue Fish U.S. founder and Chief Executive Officer Nimrod Litvak is addressing head-on and a key focus on the solution will be based in Orangeburg County.

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An (aqua) culture

Litvak founded Pure Blue Fish, a fish farming company, about four years ago in Tel Aviv, Israel, to grow yellowtail fish.

The raising and eventual harvesting of the fish include recirculating aquaculture systems with zero-water discharge technology. The technology reduces water costs and pollution.

Litvak announced the company will invest $28.1 million to open its flagship U.S. operation in Orangeburg County at the John W. Matthews Jr. Industrial Park. The company will create 82 new jobs.

"Unlike most intensive aquaculture systems, our technology treats the water with biological and microbiological subsystems that enable our system to function at top efficiency without discharging polluted water, or any water, to the environment," Litvak said.

The Blue Fish system Pure Blue’s Zero-Water Discharge Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) Technology was developed by Professor Jaap van Rijn of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.

RAS is a touted as a new way to farm fish in a safe, productive and sustainable way.

Instead of the traditional method of growing fish outdoors, this system raises fish at high densities in a "controlled" environment typically indoors.

The technology allows farmers to control environmental conditions year-round.

The technology removes the fish waste through converting ammonia to nitrate, converting nitrate to nitrogen gas, which evaporates; and converting organic-rich sludge and fish waste to a gaseous phase.

The processes provide a healthy environment for freshwater and saltwater aquaculture and minimize the discharge of waste.

The zero-water discharge RAS also treats the water circulating in the system by biotech and micro biotech technologies, according to the company.

This helps to save high costs of water and the cost of treating water going in; prevents polluting water from going out to the environment, and allows fish aquaculture to prosper on land away from oceans and lakes, Litvak said.

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Pure Blue touts the RAS system as:

Being suitable for a wide range of fish species.

Providing optimal growing conditions to speed up production.

Providing a clean, no hormones, fresh and healthy fish.

Helping reduce exposure to diseases, due to unique growing methods.

There are challenges that include high initial capital investment, the need to capture a market and the need to build a brand name.

The Orangeburg project

In Orangeburg, Blue Fish will build a facility that will be 50,000 to 100,000 square feet at the John Matthews Industrial Park on about 30 acres.

The interior of the building is currently in the design phase. It is expected to be completed by 2022. It will be privately funded and owned by the company.

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The company will raise the yellowtail fish from fingerling to the nursery stage, where the fish will stay a period of two months and grow under close observation.

The fish then enter into the grow-out phase of about one year where they reach a size of about four pounds. The fish then go into the final stage of harvesting, sorting by size and packaging.

The fish will go fresh to the market in eight hours, according to Blue Fish.

There will be about 18,500 fingerlings in each production cycle and six productions a year, according to the company.

Pure Blue Fish’s South Carolina operations will serve as a production and packaging facility for distribution to the restaurant market.

The plant will start with annual production capacity of 150-200 tons of fish a year and 11-16 employees. It will operate around the clock. The initial output is expected nine months after the plant is operational.

A packing/processing house will be built to serve the fish plant after the farm reaches 600 tons of annual production.

Eventually, the production facility plans to produce 3,000 tons of fish a year.

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Yellowfish

Yellowtail is a species of sturdy ocean fish in the jack family.

The fish is typically harvested wild off the coast of central Japan, southern California and Baja, California, and farmed in Mexico and Australia, according to the company.

The fish is mostly eaten as sushi or sashimi in fine Japanese restaurants, or grilled and served widely in other cuisines. In retail shops and supermarkets, the whole fish is sold, as well as fillets.

Meeting demand

Litvak notes the demand for fish is there.

Citing researchers from Florida Atlantic University, Litvak says the United States was the fifth largest seafood consumer in the world in 2015 and ranked third in wild-caught volume.

FAU researchers also say the Unites States is the largest importer of seafood products in the world. In 2017 alone, about 5.9 billion pounds of seafood were consumed with more than 50% of seafood consumed coming from aquaculture.

Less than 1% is produced in the U.S.

Orangeburg County seen as big catch

Litvak says the project is a win-win in that it provides the county a locally grown fish by a local workforce for local consumption. The county will also become a production and distribution center and will offer a healthy food option.

Litvak cites the Orangeburg area as a suitable location with the needed infrastructure and economical utility rates. The company also cited the available training for company employees and attractive manufacturing incentives.

The average wage at the Orangeburg plant is expected to be between $18 and $25 an hour. Orangeburg County's average manufacturing wage is $15 an hour.

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Orangeburg lures Blue Fish

The company is receiving traditional incentives such as fee-in-lieu of taxes and a state grant for road infrastructure improvements.

The Coordinating Council for Economic Development has also approved job-development credits related to the project.

The company looked throughout the Southeast from Virginia down to Florida, but chose Orangeburg due to its logistics, pro-business environment and technical employee skill sets.

Blue Fish is the 22nd international company to call Orangeburg County home.

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Minnesota briefs: Ice fishing contest goes virtual - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Ice fishing contest is going virtual

Despite COVID-19, an annual ice fishing tournament that draws up to 1,500 people each winter is going forward, though in a different fashion.

The Cuyuna Lakes Chamber of Commerce typically holds its February ice fishing tournament on Serpent Lake in Crosby, about 17 miles northwest of Brainerd. It usually includes a homecoming with vintage snowmobiles, food, raffles and a DJ on the ice.

Since the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is not granting permits for such large events this year due to the pandemic, the chamber will now hold a virtual tournament, where anglers can fish any lake.

Participants can register on FishDonkey.com for $20, then fish any lake between noon and 3 p.m. on Feb. 6. Anglers who upload a photo of a catch will be entered in a random raffle for prizes. Separate $10 raffle tickets are also available for purchase at local businesses.

For more information, visit cuyunalakes.com.

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City, university consider e-scooters

Electronic scooters could soon be coming to Mankato.

A few national companies have expressed interest in bringing their two-wheeled, skateboard-like vehicles to town. One company, Bird, is proposing to launch 50 electric scooters throughout the city and adjust upward from there, based on use, according to a letter sent to city leaders.

The company says its scooters — part of the micromobility industry — can help "first and last mile connectivity" to the city's existing transit network and reduce car congestion. It promises to educate both car drivers and scooter riders about traffic safety, and it has methods to try to keep the scooters parked out of the way of pedestrian pathways, according to the company's letter.

Meanwhile, Minnesota State University, Mankato also has requested proposals for e-scooters.

Officials at the 303-acre campus are looking for a four-year contract to begin in April. A school spokesman said proposals are being reviewed from two companies: White Fox Scooters and Lynx City.

White Fox Scooters contacted the city last week expressing interest in bringing scooters to town, according to the Mankato Free Press.

Electric scooters have been controversial since being introduced in cities across the United States in recent years. Complaints include riders leaving them parked in the middle of sidewalks, blocking pathways. Some cities have outlawed the scooters while others have imposed requirements, including where they can be parked.

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Serb Hall now serving nostalgia alongside famous fish fry - FOX 6 Milwaukee

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MILWAUKEE - A Friday fish fry staple at a Milwaukee institution continued on Friday night, Jan. 29 at Serb Hall.

St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church said it will continue the Friday drive-thru from now through Lent. The church listed the banquet facility for sale, but after that, the famous fish fry is likely 86'd.

Orders of fried fish and fixings came up quick for those in the Serb Hall drive-thru on Friday, including a bit of nostalgia on the side.

"We would come here, as a kid, when we were little. Me, my sister, and my mom, and we would come here on Friday nights," said Megan Drews.

Drive-thru at Serb Hall on Milwaukee's south side

"We haven’t been here in a while and we heard that the building was up for sale, so we decided to come in case it’s sold and they discontinue the fish fries," Betty Thurston said.

St. Sava listed the hall for sale earlier this week. Paul Markovina, a St. Sava board member, said business has dwindled over the years and a sale has been discussed before. With smaller weddings and events, the pandemic pushed Serb Hall over the edge.

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"It really was COVID that was the last thing that pushed it over the edge," said Markovina. "It’s been a great institution on the southside since 1950. And it had its heyday for many decades."

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In 1962, 24-year-old Karen Michalak married 27-year-old Larry Benkert -- much of it centered around Serb Hall. The twist was the rage at the time, but so was Serb Hall.

Karen's sister, Joanne Benkert, had her reception was also at Serb Hall five years earlier.

"It was a fun place to be and everybody just enjoyed it. Their fish fries are absolutely unbelievable," Benkert said.

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And now, it's hard to believe that a place that started so many memories, won't anymore. Having served the church and community well, the church is now looking for it to serve in a new way forward -- fish fry or not.

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A longtime stop for politicians on the campaign trail, Serb Hall was also in the news this past November after the announcement of then-President Donald Trump's election loss.

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Make-A-Wish ND grants Case Thompson's wish for fish house - Minot Daily News

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Eloise Ogden/MDN Case Thompson of Bottineau had his wish come true on Saturday at Pure Powersports in Minot when he was surprised with a fish house and other items. Make-A-Wish North Dakota representatives Christy Mehus, Fargo, and Dawn Roness, Minot, made the presentation to Case who was diagnosed with cancer last year.

Case Thompson of Bottineau had a big surprise when he and his family walked in the doors of Pure Powersports in Minot this afternoon.

Make-A-Wish North Dakota representatives Dawn Roness, Minot, and Christy Mehus, Fargo, presented Case with a fish house and other items.

Case, 16, who was diagnosed with cancer last year, was referred to Make-A-Wish North Dakota by his child life specialist at Sanford Bismarck. Shortly after, he met with his volunteer wish granters to start his journey toward his wish come true, according to Make-A-Wish North Dakota information. Case shared that some of his favorite things to do are to fish and to camp with friends and family, so he decided his wish was for a fish house.

Today, Case, son of David and Heather Thompson of Bottineau, arrived at Pure Powersports for the presentation, although Case was unaware this was a trip where his fish house wish would be coming true. After checking out the fish house on the showroom floor at Pure Powersports, Case said he started wishing for the fishhouse about two months ago.

Other items presented to Case along with the fish house included from Scheels, Clam and Sund Manufacturing.

Case also learned that Justin Potter, a professional ice fisherman from Bottineau, will be taking Case ice fishing as part of the Make-A-Wish package.

Aaron Esquibel, a videographer from Minot, has volunteered to video Case’s ice fishing.

Roness said Pure Powersports isn’t open on Saturdays but opened this Saturday for the presentation and celebration party for Case.

Case attends school in Bottineau where he is a sophomore. He is the eighth of 15 children in the Thompson family.

Make-A-Wish representatives said the fish house also can be used for camping so Case will have many opportunities to enjoy outdoor adventures with his family and friends and family throughout the year.

Make-A-Wish officials said a wish can give a child something to look forward to during a difficult time. It can give them control over a decision when many decisions are made by their illness, and it can give them the space to dream big and just be a kid without the worry of surgeries, medications or therapies. They said it is an honor to offer that to Case.

Roness and Mehus said Make-A-Wish North Dakota is in need of wish granting volunteers in the Minot community. Anyone interested in becoming a community volunteer can submit an application, complete a background check and achieve the required wish training. For more information visit wish.org/northdakota.

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Minnesota bills would affect lead fishing tackle, walleye limits, deer hunting - Grand Forks Herald

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Minnesota lawmakers are in their long session, held every other year, that started Jan. 4 and is set to run to May 17. So don’t expect anything to happen too quickly, with several hearings to be held on each bill before anything advances.

Bills must pass both the Senate and House in the same form and then be signed by the governor to become law.

The lead fishing tackle ban, which has been introduced several times in recent decades but has always failed to advance, addresses a chronic issue of lead poisoning of loons and other birds when the birds ingest small sinkers and jigs lost by anglers while fishing.

Lead is a highly toxic substance, banned for years in gasoline and paint because of deadly toxicity to humans and also banned in shotgun ammunition for waterfowl hunting. Even a tiny lead sinker can kill loons, which ingest the lead pieces while picking up small pebbles on the bottoms of lakes and rivers that are used to digest their food.

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The bills would ban the manufacture, sale and use of lead tackle one ounce or smaller in weight or smaller than 2.5 inches long.

The bills give anglers, stores and manufacturers more than three years — until July 1, 2024 — to make the transition to nontoxic tackle such as tungsten, brass or tin. The lead ban would not apply to larger sinkers, weights or jigs heavier than an ounce, or to lead core fishing line, larger bottom bouncers, spoons or other tackle.

Several other states and provinces already have enacted similar bans of small lead fishing tackle.

Critics of a lead ban have said Minnesota’s loon population is not declining and that the move will cost anglers more money for lead substitutes like tungsten. But supporters say the cost increase is just pennies per unit and that any loons killed by lead poisoning, when other tackle options exist, is too many.

The chief sponsor of HF157 is Rep. Peter Fisher, DFL-Maplewood. The chief sponsor of SF247 is Sen. Charles Wiger, DFL-Maplewood.

Other bills

• State Rep. Rob Ecklund, DFL-International Falls, has introduced a bill to lower the state’s general walleye bag limit from six fish daily to four fish. The bill, HF100, wouldn’t impact lakes or rivers that already have special regulations or lower walleye limits, such as Mille Lacs or Red Lake, but would impact waters where the current limit is six. The Senate version of the bill, SF12, was introduced by Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point. The statewide walleye limit hasn't changed in Minnesota since 1956 when it went from eight to six.
• Ecklund also is the chief author of a bill already advancing at the Capitol that would expand rifle use for deer hunting statewide, not just in the northern regions, eliminating the shotgun-only zone that has existed for most of southern and far western Minnesota for decades.

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• Bob Meier, the DNR's assistant commissioner for policy and government relations, testified Tuesday in favor of the provision, saying it simplifies statewide regulations. Ecklund’s bill, HF219, also addresses chronic wasting disease issues, expands a provision prohibiting the importation of deer and elk carcasses and includes changes to muzzleloader regulations.
• HF119, introduced by Rep. Jerry Hertaus, R-Greenfield, and SF283, introduced by Sen. David Osmek, R-Mound, would allow hunters to substitute a valid permit to carry instead of having a firearms safety certificate. Firearms safety certificates currently are required for anyone born since 1980 before they can purchase a state hunting license.
• HF320, introduced by Rep. Josh Heintzeman, R-Nisswa, would provide $1 million to the DNR over the next two years for a new grant program to local school districts to provide enhanced firearms safety, hunting, archery and angling activities as part of physical education classes.

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Outdoors Calendar: Larimore ice fishing tournament among upcoming events - Grand Forks Herald

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Outdoors events remain few and far between as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but a few events are beginning to trickle in across the region. To get an event in the Outdoors calendar, contact Brad Dokken at (701) 780-1148, (800) 477-6572 ext. 1148 or by email at bdokken@gfherald.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays.

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Minnesota bills would affect lead fishing tackle, walleye limits, deer hunting - Bemidji Pioneer

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Minnesota lawmakers are in their long session, held every other year, that started Jan. 4 and is set to run to May 17. So don’t expect anything to happen too quickly, with several hearings to be held on each bill before anything advances.

Bills must pass both the Senate and House in the same form and then be signed by the governor to become law.

The lead fishing tackle ban, which has been introduced several times in recent decades but has always failed to advance, addresses a chronic issue of lead poisoning of loons and other birds when the birds ingest small sinkers and jigs lost by anglers while fishing.

Lead is a highly toxic substance, banned for years in gasoline and paint because of deadly toxicity to humans and also banned in shotgun ammunition for waterfowl hunting. Even a tiny lead sinker can kill loons, which ingest the lead pieces while picking up small pebbles on the bottoms of lakes and rivers that are used to digest their food.

The bills would ban the manufacture, sale and use of lead tackle one ounce or smaller in weight or smaller than 2.5 inches long.

The bills give anglers, stores and manufacturers more than three years — until July 1, 2024 — to make the transition to nontoxic tackle such as tungsten, brass or tin. The lead ban would not apply to larger sinkers, weights or jigs heavier than an ounce, or to lead core fishing line, larger bottom bouncers, spoons or other tackle.

Several other states and provinces already have enacted similar bans of small lead fishing tackle.

Critics of a lead ban have said Minnesota’s loon population is not declining and that the move will cost anglers more money for lead substitutes like tungsten. But supporters say the cost increase is just pennies per unit and that any loons killed by lead poisoning, when other tackle options exist, is too many.

The chief sponsor of HF157 is Rep. Peter Fisher, DFL-Maplewood. The chief sponsor of SF247 is Sen. Charles Wiger, DFL-Maplewood.

Other bills

• State Rep. Rob Ecklund, DFL-International Falls, has introduced a bill to lower the state’s general walleye bag limit from six fish daily to four fish. The bill, HF100, wouldn’t impact lakes or rivers that already have special regulations or lower walleye limits, such as Mille Lacs or Red Lake, but would impact waters where the current limit is six. The Senate version of the bill, SF12, was introduced by Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point. The statewide walleye limit hasn't changed in Minnesota since 1956 when it went from eight to six.
• Ecklund also is the chief author of a bill already advancing at the Capitol that would expand rifle use for deer hunting statewide, not just in the northern regions, eliminating the shotgun-only zone that has existed for most of southern and far western Minnesota for decades.

RELATED: Read more outdoors issues stories in Northland Outdoors

• Bob Meier, the DNR's assistant commissioner for policy and government relations, testified Tuesday in favor of the provision, saying it simplifies statewide regulations. Ecklund’s bill, HF219, also addresses chronic wasting disease issues, expands a provision prohibiting the importation of deer and elk carcasses and includes changes to muzzleloader regulations.
• HF119, introduced by Rep. Jerry Hertaus, R-Greenfield, and SF283, introduced by Sen. David Osmek, R-Mound, would allow hunters to substitute a valid permit to carry instead of having a firearms safety certificate. Firearms safety certificates currently are required for anyone born since 1980 before they can purchase a state hunting license.
• HF320, introduced by Rep. Josh Heintzeman, R-Nisswa, would provide $1 million to the DNR over the next two years for a new grant program to local school districts to provide enhanced firearms safety, hunting, archery and angling activities as part of physical education classes.

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Wyoming Game and Fish: Access Yes are not the same as state and federal lands - wyomingnewsnow.tv

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Release) - Wyoming’s Game and Fish Department is reminding the public on the rules involved with the Access Yes Program.

Lands enrolled in the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Access Yes program are privately-owned and often carry additional restrictions. It’s a common misconception amongst recreationalists that Access Yes walk-in hunting or fishing areas and hunter management areas are public access areas with rules and activities allowed similar to federal public lands. However, this is not the case. Many walk-in areas and hunter management areas are only open during limited timeframes for specific game species and have strict motor vehicle travel regulations.

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Courtesy Photo A fisherman displays a catch during a past sturgeon season on Black Lake in Presque Isle County.

ONAWAY — Next weekend, several hundred people will gather around bathtub-sized holes in the ice on Presque Isle County’s Black Lake, hoping a prehistoric creature will swim by.

Sturgeon season, a brief but glorious frenzy of fish enthusiasts and spears, is a much-anticipated tradition in northern Michigan and a pathway to preserving an admired but threatened species.

The hunting season, which opens at 8 a.m. Feb. 6, is often over within hours as the 400 to 500 sportsmen and sportswomen who register for the hunt each year vie for the honor of spearing one of the six sturgeon allowed to be harvested.

That allotment, explained Tim Cwalinski, fisheries biologist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is based on a formula meant to honor the tradition of sturgeon fishing on Black Lake while protecting the species that dates back to the dinosaurs.

Lake sturgeon are listed as endangered or threatened in 19 states. The species dates back 135 million years, scientists believe, and can grow up to 8 feet and live up to 150 years, according to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Pointy-nosed and covered with bony plates instead of scales, sturgeon are slow-growing and not in a rush to reproduce. Twenty years may pass before a sturgeon fry — that’s what their young are called — is sexually mature, and even then, females may go five years between spawnings, Cwalinski said.

The fish’s slow reproduction rate is matched by a laid-back demeanor that makes them vulnerable to over-hunting. The fish gather in rapids and move ponderously.

“You can walk up to them and clunk them on the head,” Cwalinski said.

The DNR was approached some years ago by sturgeon hunters concerned about the species, Cwalinski said. The agency was asked to regulate sturgeon fishing and help rebuild the species losing its habitat to dam development and too many kills and too slow a reproduction rate.

The annual sturgeon hunt on Black Lake is part of the solution, Cwalinski said.

While hunting for a threatened species seems counterintuitive, the hunt draws attention to the fish while maintaining a sustainable population, Cwalinski said.

Of the adult sturgeon estimated to populate Black Lake — about 1,200 this year, according to Cwalinski — 1.2% may be harvested each year. Half of those are allotted to the state, and the other half are shared by local American Indian tribes.

The state’s allotment this year is seven fish, but the hunt will stop one shy of that number because of the number of people all fishing at once, Cwalinski said.

Most years, the hunt is a party. The nearby town of Onaway, dubbed the sturgeon capital of Michigan, comes alive during the brief fishing season, and a two-day shindig vibrates with music and life as hundreds of people gather to catch a glimpse of the mammoth fish as they are drawn from the water.

This year, the music won’t play and bystanders won’t be welcome as the DNR adheres to precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Still, fish enthusiasts from around the state and elsewhere are expected to converge on the lake, and the excitement and attention stirred up by the short season will ignite curiosity about the species and a desire to preserve it, Cwalinski hopes.

Other efforts by the DNR and other conservation groups are in place year-round to protect the fish.

A Head Start program run by the DNR gives sturgeon fry a leg up in life, protecting them in a hatchery in the Black River to help maintain the fish’s population.

Slow-moving adult sturgeon are captured by hand and tagged during spawning runs so the DNR can study their habits, Cwalinski said.

Next weekend, hunters will peer into the depths of Black Lake, hand-carved decoys dangling, hoping for a glimpse of a fish that may have been swimming in those waters for 100 years.

Even sans-hoopla, Cwalinski said, the local love of the hunt makes the event a “little glowing light” in the effort to save a special species that’s part of northern Michigan’s heritage.

Online registration for the Black Lake sturgeon season is open to anyone with a Michigan fishing license. Interested parties can register at Michgan.gov/fishing.

Julie Riddle can be reached at 989-358-5693, jriddle@thealpenanews.com or on Twitter @jriddleX.

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Catfish Bay set to host Ice Fish Fest - KELOLAND.com

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Catfish Bay is set to host Ice Fish Fest on Saturday. The event is popular among local anglers, but this year’s tournament is drawing even more interest due to a big cash prize.

The tenth annual Ice Fish Fest at Catfish Bay will be the biggest in tournament history.

“We’ve got people coming from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota,” Catfish Bay President & Founder Jim Bruns said.

They’re chasing big fish and one lunker of a prize.

“This year we’re giving away a $5,000 cash prize for the biggest fish that gets caught and that has got some attention,” Bruns said.

After more than 1,000 fish were caught at last year’s event, including a 3-plus-pound walleye, Catfish Bay is once again packed to the gills with fish.

“We actually privately stock Catfish Bay and we spend thousands of dollars every year bringing in big walleye and bluegill and bass and perch and we have a biologist we work with to maintain the fishery and we do feeding of fish,” Bruns said.

Organizers will drill about 1,000 holes prior to the tournament. They also serve as a final safety check.

“Each one of those holes is a check of how thick the ice is and if we happen to find a place that doesn’t meet our standards we will deal with it, but ultimately the ice is very thick right now for what we’re going to do out here at Catfish Bay,” Bruns said.

The event does not require a fishing license and does not allow alcohol, making it kid friendly, and potentially profitable.

“Theoretically you could have a 10-year old kid win the biggest fish of the tournament, $5,000, plus he’ll win $750 for his 12-and-under division, and then we’ve got the biggest bass or biggest walleye for another $250,” Bruns said.

After a decade at Catfish Bay, Ice Fish Fest is a tournament that, much like the fish, continues to grow.

“I’ve got whole families that are making this an event where we’ve got people coming down from Minnesota to spend some time together and I’ve got serious anglers bringing in serious electronic gear to try and catch big fish, so it is really cool how this thing all works out and it’s fun,” Bruns said.

Gates open at 10:30 tomorrow morning. The tournament starts at 1:00.

Proceeds from the event benefit the Catfish Bay Water Ski Team and Camp OnAqua, a water based youth camp.

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Minnesota WEEKLY FISHING UPDATE – JAN. 29, 2021 | The Mighty 790 KFGO - KFGO News

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The forecast calls for mild temperatures this weekend — happy angling!

While all species of fish are biting, panfish offer the hottest bite. Most anglers agree that low light hours have been best. Please remember that catch-and-release fish should be returned to the water as quickly as possible to prevent fish kill.

Ice anglers should still check ice thickness often since conditions can vary widely, even on the same body of water. Anyone heading out should wear a life jacket and have ice picks easily accessible.

For rules, regulations and other helpful information on fishing in Minnesota, consult the DNR’s Fish Minnesota web page.

Visit the Explore Minnesota Fishing & Hunting page for information to help you plan your next Minnesota fishing trip!

Anglers are asked to fish lakes and rivers close to home, and practice social distancing. Learn more about safer ways to travel at Explore Minnesota’s COVID-19 Information page.

Park Rapids

Crappie fishing has been good throughout the day on many area lakes. Crappie minnows on a plain #6 hook under a bobber have been very effective most days, but a spike or waxworm on a small tungsten or lead glow jig are also productive, especially during low light periods. Depths of 12-25 feet have been best.

Walleye anglers are having success using ¼-ounce gold or silver jigging spoons. Northern pike are hitting shiner minnows suspended about 2 feet off the bottom in depths of 9-12 feet, especially at the weeds. Hook the minnow on a #2 chartreuse hook for added attraction. Bluegills can still be found in large numbers in the shallow weeds. For the most action, work the weed flats connected to shore near deep water in depths of 7-12 feet. A small puppet minnow will attract and catch the largest bluegills. 800-247-0054; www.parkrapids.com

Central Region
Otter Tail Area Lakes

Otter Tail County is devoted to maintaining its amazing bluegill population. Bag limits for bluegills may change from 20 fish to 5 fish on 13 lakes throughout the county on March 1. Look for yellow signs at the accesses explaining the new proposed bluegill regulations. Data has shown that by reducing the bag limit the average bluegill size structure improves. 800-423-4571; https://ift.tt/2L0sUBE

Alexandria Area Lakes

Panfish action remains best throughout the Alexandria lakes area, especially in the deepwater basins. Some of these fish are also coming from the adjacent structure such as sunken humps and islands during low light hours. For good numbers of bluegills, crappies and perch, work these areas during the last hour of daylight and again during early morning hours. Use your electronics to locate fish and to determine where they can be found in the water column. Small tungsten jigs tipped with waxworms or spikes will often yield the most fish. Try holding the bait above the fish then slowly “tease” the fish up. Anglers are reporting lots of great fish dinners. 320-763-0102; www.explorealex.com

Brainerd Area Lakes

Fishing remains fairly consistent throughout the Brainerd lakes area. Walleye anglers are doing well during low light periods when working the edges of the weedlines at the tips of the points. During the day, anglers are finding a few walleye in the weeds on Gull Lake. The key is to stay on the move until fish are located, then aggressively jig flashy spoons tipped with a minnow head. Work the flats using a tip-up with a light northern sucker minnow for lots of northern pike action as well.

Northeast Region
International Falls – Rainy Lake & the Rainy River

Most Rainy Lake anglers are concentrating on Sand Bay where walleye are active during morning and evening hours. Successful anglers are jigging minnows just off the bottom in 25-30 feet of water, with walleye, crappies and some other species being taken. To the east, northern pike anglers are having success in Black Bay when using a good-sized minnow along the shallow shorelines and breaks. Jigging with smaller minnows around the crappie cribs and structure is working well for walleye and crappies. Most of the lake is accessible to folks with snowmobiles and portable gear, and the snowmobile trails are all marked and groomed. 800-325-5766; www.rainylake.org

Ely

Lake trout fishing was slow much of last week, but some anglers had success when using 3/8- to 1/2-ounces bucktails tipped with a minnow in 25-35 feet of water. Tip-ups also accounted for a good number of lakers. Dead suckers or dead smelt laid right on the bottom produced nearly all the lakers taken on tip-ups.

Stream trout fishing remained very good on many stream trout lakes in the area. Angling pressure continued to be high, but anglers who downsized their presentations and tipped them with just a minnow head or wax worm did well.

While northern pike anglers have been few and far between, they had very good success with the pike last week. Medium to large suckers fished under a tip-up at the weedlines turned lots of nice-sized fish.

Crappies and sunnies continued to be found in 20-30 feet of water on many area lakes. Successful anglers concentrated on areas with soft mud bottoms where panfish were eating bugs coming up out of the mud. The more effective presentation was a green or pink jig tipped with a small waxworm or crappie minnow.

Walleye fishing remained slow last week, likely due to a number of fronts passing through. Anglers reported seeing walleye on their cameras, but couldn’t get them to bite. Nearly all of the walleye caught were taken on dead-sticks with a minnow in 20-25 feet of water, especially during evening hours. 800-777-7281; www.ely.org

Duluth – Lake Superior, St. Louis River and inland waters

The inland waters are producing some nice panfish for those that are fishing off the beaten path. The shallower back bays and depths of 5-12 feet have been good areas to target. Most big lake crappies have dropped into the deeper basins. These schools will continue to grow as mid-winter bug hatches occur. Northern pike and bass are roaming the weed edges where anglers are nabbing them by placing a set line with a lively sucker or shiner minnow. The inland walleye has become more challenging but some anglers are having success at the mid-lake reefs and sunken island areas.

On the St. Louis River, walleye are being taken during early morning and late afternoon hours on puppet minnows and nearby dead sticks. While some walleye are still cruising the shallows, it’s best to set up in the mid-range depths. It won’t be long until even walleye return to the river.

Lake Superior boat traffic has been almost non-existent this week due to cold temperatures and difficulty launching boats, but some anglers continue to do well when fishing from shore. Long casting flashy spoons or looper bugs been effective, and will continue to produce fish going forward. 800-438-5884; www.visitduluth.com

Grand Rapids

Panfish anglers are having lots of success on Grand Rapids area lakes, with a mix of fish being taken. Sunfish, crappies, and yellow perch are often in the same areas — key locations are the deep weedlines, edges of the rocks and soft bottom areas. Lakes to check out include Pokegama, Burrows, Jay Gould, Little Splithand, Little Moose, and Big and Little Balsam. Small 1/32- or 1/64-ounce jigs tipped with a waxworm, euro larvae or soft plastic are very effective for different species of panfish. Once fish are located, try to keep your bait just a few inches above the fish since most species of fish feed upward. The best line weight is #4 since it can handle the toughest panfish fight and usually larger fish. Soft tip rods are recommended when chasing panfish. https://ift.tt/1XDVXFz

Northwest Region
Baudette – Lake of the Woods & the Rainy River

Walleye and sauger are moving further from shore on Lake of the Woods, with most being pulled from 30-33 feet of water. Jigging lures that rattle or vibrate have been effective in both catching and attracting fish. Tip the lure with a live minnow and use a bobber to suspend your presentation just off the bottom. Electronics are helpful to show suspended fish, and some bait shops and resorts will rent units for the day. Popular lure colors for stained waters are gold, bright and glow colors. Be sure to use a dead-stick as your second line. Some trophy-size fish measuring over 28 inches are being reported.

On the Rainy River, anglers are having success with nice-sized walleye, especially during morning and evening hours. Ice conditions vary greatly on the river so anglers that aren’t familiar with the river should work through a resort. The river snowmobile trail that runs from Baudette to Wheeler’s Point and on to the Northwest Angle is staked and groomed.

Up at the Northwest Angle, nice walleye and sauger being taken, with perch, eelpout, northern pike and tullibee also in the mix. When fishing the structure, morning and evening hours are best. During the day, hit the deep mud. Ripping raps and jigging spoons with a rattle are working well when tipped with a minnow head or tail. Use a plain hook with a live minnow on your dead-stick.

The Northwest Angle Guest Ice Road is now open, allowing guests to easily travel from the south edge of the lake up to the Angle. To view current conditions on Lake of the Woods, check out the many Lake of the Woods web cams. 800-382-FISH; https://ift.tt/2o4AlqJ

Bemidji

Recent cold temperatures have helped solidify the slush on area lakes. Perch continue to bite on Bemidji and Plantagenet lakes, with spoons and minnow heads worked in 25-35 feet of water turning the most fish. For a few walleye, use spoons and minnow heads or dead-stick with a shiner or large fathead minnow early and late in the day. Look to Gull, Big, Wolf and Midge lakes for crappies and bluegill. Northern pike anglers are taking nice numbers of pike when fishing just off the weed edges on most area lakes. 800-458-2223; www.visitbemidji.com

Crappies and bluegills continue to be found off the edges of the basins and in the weeds. Crappies have started roaming the deeper basin areas, especially during day light hours. Panfish are responding best to 1/32- and 1/16-ounce jigging spoons. If the water is dirty, use a glow spoon instead of bright colors. Bluegills have been consistently hitting plastics, but some days, waxworms and spikes are turning more fish. Bring all three so you’re prepared for some hot panfish action. 218-825-0410; www.visitbrainerd.com

Isle/Onamia – Lake Mille Lacs

Lake Mille Lacs walleye anglers are taking fish during evening hours and overnight from the shallows, especially when remaining quiet. Last weekend, anglers did well 12-25 feet of water. Expect good fishing this weekend due to a nearly full moon. The ice roads remain in good shape, partially due to anglers traveling at a slow pace, roughly 10-12 mph. The roads have roughly 17-20 inches of ice on the southeast side of the lake.

Lake Mille Lacs anglers may keep one walleye measuring between 21-23 inches, or one fish longer than 28 inches this winter. The DNR offers further information about fishing regulations specific to Lake Mille Lacs. Check out current conditions at the Mille Lacs Lake Webcams web page. 888-350-2692; www.millelacs.com

Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
The 2021 Winter Carnival Ice Fishing Tournament is underway. Compete by taking photos of yourself with your catch, then upload them via the FishDonkey app. The tournament runs through Feb. 7, the final day of the Winter Carnival. Cost is $10 per participant, and participants can enter images for as many categories as they want. Leaders will be awarded prizes in a variety of categories. To encourage the next generation of anglers (youth ages 12 and under), two random winners will be selected from the Kid’s Catch category each week. Further details can be found at the Winter Carnival’s Ice Fishing Tournament web page.

Waconia – Lake Waconia

Ice measurements on Lake Waconia show 10-13.5 inches in areas of the main lake where open water existed the end of December. Areas checked are the Walleye Hump between the marinas, Harms Point, north of Pillsbury Reef and portions of Center Reef. Sadly, many readings showed only 10-11 inches of ice. The 2-3 inch blanket of snow has certainly slowed the development of ice. Travel has been fair easy on the lake, and anglers traveling in Wagener’s and Waconia bays generally don’t need four-wheel drive. On the main lake, anglers are finding travel to be easy when walking or using ATVs. Remember, if you get hungry, food delivery is available to ice houses on the lake! 952-442-5812; https://ift.tt/3ahC1GQ

Southern Region
Lanesboro/Preston – Southeast Bluff Country trout streams

As of Tuesday, Jan. 26, most area streams and rivers were running low and clear. Anglers were enjoying some great temperatures and conditions with shelf ice at a minimum relative to previous years. The streams were easily accessed due to 4-6 inches of snow along the banks. There were reports of nice midge hatches, especially on Duschee Creek. Deep nymphing and slow streamer presentations seemed to be the most productive.

Check the Weekly Minnesota Stream Flow Maps for updates before you head out. Anyone with questions is asked to call or email their office at 507-765-7060 or lanesboro.fisheries@state.mn.us. 800-944-2670; www.lanesboro.com

Ortonville – Big Stone Lake

Measurements of 13-15 inches of ice are reported for roughly 80% of Big Stone Lake, with 9-11 inches of ice on the other 20% of the lake. Please note there are a few areas where less than 9 inches was reported, such as just north of the Rocky Ledge access and in the Bayview area. Some of the best ice on the lake is in front of the County Road 68 access, however, there is an ice heave about a half mile north of there. Please remember that ice is never 100% safe. About 4 inches of snow fell last weekend, but the lack of wind has kept travel fairly easy.

There have been plenty of good perch reports with 20-40 keepers coming in, and a few nice bluegills in the mix. The best bite has been in 12-15 feet of water at the basin mud. Tungsten jigs with spikes have been turning lots of fish, but a clam-jointed pinhead minnow has also produced fish. One angler found that fluorescent green jigs were the most productive. Remember, if you get hungry while out on the ice, fresh hot pizza delivery is available right to your fish house! 320-839-3284; www.bigstonelake.com

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Subway tuna sandwiches contain no fish, California lawsuit claims - KABC-TV

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Something is fishy, or perhaps not so fishy, with global sandwich chain Subway's tuna sandwiches, according to a new lawsuit.

In California, two women are accusing Subway of selling fake tuna. They filed a lawsuit against the company in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Their lawsuit claims that independent tests couldn't find any actual tuna in samples. The attorney for the plaintiffs told the Washington Post the ingredients not only were not tuna but also "not fish."

Instead, they say the testing found, "a mixture of various concoctions that do not constitute tuna, yet have been blended together by defendants to imitate the appearance of tuna."

SEE ALSO: Chick-fil-A suing 17 top poultry producers for alleged price fixing

The women claim Subway is saving money "because the fabricated ingredient they use in the place of tuna costs less money."

A Subway representative told the Post the lawsuit is frivolous and baseless, adding that Subway's tuna is not only real, but it is wild caught.

The recent lawsuit is not the first to question the legitimacy of Subway food.

In 2020, an Irish court ruled that Subway's bread had too much sugar in it to be considered bread. The ruling excludes Subway sandwiches from necessary labels that would define them as staple foods exempt from value added tax.

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Kansas Issues Fish Consumption Advisories for 2021 - FortScott.Biz

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TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) are issuing fish consumption advisories for 2021.  The advisories identify types of fish or other aquatic animals that should be eaten in limited quantities or, in some cases, avoided altogether because of contamination.  General advice and Internet resources are also provided to aid the public in making informed decisions regarding the benefits as well as the risks associated with eating locally caught fish from Kansas waters.

Definitions:

 

Bottom-feeding fish:  buffalos, carp, carpsuckers, bullhead and channel catfish, sturgeons, and suckers.

 

Predatory fish: blue catfish, crappies, drum, flathead catfish, largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass, perches, sunfish, white bass, wiper, striper, walleye, saugeye, and sauger.

 

Shellfish: mussels, clams, and crayfish.

 

Serving size (skinless fish fillets before cooking):

Adults and Children age 13 and older = 8 ounces

Children age 6 to 12 = 4 ounces

Children younger than 6 = 2 ounces

 

Statewide advice for consuming locally-caught fish because of Mercury

 

The eating guideline tables below contain recommended consumption limits (based on mercury levels) for different kinds of fish and sizes (given in inches) caught in Kansas.  The limits are protective of sensitive populations which includes women who are pregnant, nursing, or may become pregnant, and children younger than 17 years old.  Kansas encourages anyone who regularly consumes fish to carefully consider the types and amounts they eat, including store-bought fish.  For specific questions or concerns about mercury in Kansas fish please contact KDHE.  For information about fish caught in other states, store-bought fish, and other seafood please visit (https://www.epa.gov/choose-fish-and-shellfish-wisely).  By making informed choices consumers can enjoy the health benefits associated with eating fish without ingesting unhealthy amounts of mercury.

 

*Eating Guideline Charts

 

Bottom-Feeding Fish		Size/Inches		Servings/Month
Bullheads		All Sizes		4
Channel Catfish		< 20		8
		> 20		4
Common Carp		All Sizes		6

Predatory Fish		Size/Inches		Servings/Month
Crappie		All Sizes		8
Flathead Catfish		< 20		4
		> 20		2
Freshwater Drum		All Sizes		4
Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Bass		All Sizes		2
Sunfish (Bluegill, Green, Redear, etc.)		All Sizes		4
White Bass, White Perch, Wiper, Stripped Bass		< 20		8
		> 20		4
Walleye, Sauger, Saugeye		< 20		8
		> 20		4

*KDHE and KDWPT will provide advice for other commonly-eaten fish such as buffaloes, blue catfish, and suckers as more data become available. For species not listed Kansas recommends a limit of 4 servings per month.

How to Use the Eating Guideline Charts

Example: Crappie have a recommended limit of 8 servings per month. Within a months’ time, if you eat 4 servings of crappie, then eat no more than ½ the recommended monthly limit of any other type of fish.

Type of Fish	Number of Servings	Proportion of Monthly Limit
Crappie	4	1/2
Channel Catfish > 20 inches	2	1/2

 

 

Waterbody specific advisories for all consumers

 

Kansas recommends restricting consumption of bottom-feeding fish and catfishes to 4 servings per month from the following location because of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs):

 

1. Cow Creek in Hutchinson and downstream to the confluence with the Arkansas River (Reno County);
2. The Kansas River from Lawrence (below Bowersock Dam) downstream to Eudora at the confluence of the Wakarusa River (Douglas and Leavenworth counties);
3. The Little Arkansas River from the Main Street Bridge immediately west of Valley Center to the confluence with the Arkansas River in Wichita (Sedgwick County).

 

Kansas recommends restricting consumption of bottom-feeding fish and catfishes to 1 serving per month from the following location because of PCBs:

 

1. K-96 Lake in Wichita (Sedgwick County).

 

Kansas recommends not eating specified fish or aquatic life from the following locations:

 

1. The Arkansas River from the Lincoln Street dam in Wichita downstream to the confluence with Cowskin Creek near Belle Plaine (Sedgwick and Sumner counties); bottom-feeding fish and catfishes because of PCBs.
2. Shoal Creek from the Missouri/Kansas border to Empire Lake (Cherokee County); shellfish because of lead and cadmium.
3. The Spring River from the confluence of Center Creek to the Kansas/Oklahoma border (Cherokee County); shellfish because of lead and cadmium.
4. Antioch Park Lake South in Antioch Park, Overland Park (Johnson County); all fish because of the pesticides dieldrin, heptachlor epoxide, chlordane, and dichlorophenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs).
5. Arkalon Park Lakes in Liberal (Seward County) – Kansas recommends not eating fish or other aquatic life because the lakes are sustained solely by treated municipal wastewater.

General advice for eating locally caught fish in Kansas

1. Sensitive populations should consider restricting their total mercury intake for both supermarket fish and locally caught species. Concerned parents and other persons may wish to consult with a physician about eating fish and mercury exposure.
2. Mercury exposure can be reduced by limiting the consumption of large predatory fish.  Larger/older fish of all types are more likely to have higher concentrations of mercury.
3. Avoid the consumption of fish parts other than fillets, especially when eating bottom-feeding fish and catfishes.  Fatty internal organs tend to accumulate higher levels of fat-soluble contaminants such as chlordane and PCBs than fillets.
4. Consumers can reduce their ingestion of fat-soluble contaminants such as chlordane and PCBs by trimming fat from fillets, and cooking in a manner in which fat drips away from the fillet.
5. Avoid subsistence level (relying on wild-caught fish for daily nutritional needs) fishing activities in large rivers within or immediately downstream of large urban/industrial areas and wastewater outfalls.  Fish in these areas are more likely to contain traces of chemical contaminants.
6. Kansas recommends not eating fish or aquatic life from surface waters sustained solely by municipal or industrial wastewater because of unknown, yet potentially present pathogens, metals, organic chemicals or other emerging contaminants.  This advisory includes consumption of any aquatic life present in wastewater outfalls, waste treatment lagoons or stormwater detention ponds.
7. In waterbodies where watches or warnings related to harmful algae blooms have been applied, fish should be consumed in moderation and care taken to only consume skinless fillets.  Avoid cutting into internal organs and rinse fillets with clean water prior to cooking or freezing.

 

Internet resources from KDHE, KDWPT, EPA, FDA, and the American Heart Association

To view the advisories online and for information about KDHE’s Fish Tissue Contaminant Monitoring Program please visit our website at: http://www.kdheks.gov/befs/fish_tissue_monitoring.htm

For information about harmful algal blooms, including current watches and warnings, visit this KDHE website: http://www.kdheks.gov/algae-illness/index.htm

For information about fishing in Kansas including licensing, regulations, fishing reports and fishing forecasts please visit the KDWPT fishing website: http://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing

For general information about mercury in fish, national advisories, and advisories in other states please visit this EPA website: http://www2.epa.gov/choose-fish-and-shellfish-wisely

For information about the health benefits vs. the risks of including fish in your diet please visit this American Heart Association website: https://www.heart.org/en/news/2018/05/25/eating-fish-twice-a-week-reduces-heart-stroke-risk

For technical information regarding the EPA risk assessment methods used to determine advisory consumption limits please visit: http://www2.epa.gov/fish-tech

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