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Report 6: Casino Tourney and 25 inch Release

Congratulations to Travis Klein and Rick Frisch, good guys and good fisherman. Hot crank bites can be wonderful, and when you are on pods of big fish they can make for some impressive bag weights. 54.86 pounds over two days with less than ideal weather on Sunday is quite a feat on any water outside of Lake Erie. Good work…

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Report 5: It’s Tournament Time on Devils Lake!

Fishing tournament weekend on Devils Lake, busy water this week and this weekend. There will be a lot of boats on the water and on some of the best spots on the lake. The Casino tournament usually draws the best of the best from the local fisherman and some from around North Dakota and some surrounding states. However, just because…

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Report 4: When the Walleye Bite is On

Well, the weekend saw a lot of what an angler hates to see when targeting walleyes on Devils Lake, unstable weather; rain, wind, temperature fluctuations. The ironic thing is, the bite was still on. Pike are still hitting and hitting voraciously. Some of the hits we had from pike just about tore the rod out of our hands. Usually this…

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Report 2: Memorial Day 2016

Report #1: Simply stated, if you are a Northern Pike enthusiast, get here NOW. The pike bite going right now is just phenomenal, 100 pike days are THE norm, not the exception. Pitching any crank bait into 2-5 feet of water will, in short order, get you your 5 pike limit. The size of these fish varies right now from…

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