6/11/2010 3:09:00 PM
TO BE RELEASED but not before the photo of Dylan Kienitz of Ely with his 18” smallmouth bass boated by his brother Cameron on Moose Lake and reported to Babe’s Bait & Tackle.
Ten pound walleye leads contest
by Nick Wognum Ely Echo
Somebody must have flipped a switch. Some monster fish were registered in this week's edition of the North Country Angler.
Leading the way was a whopper 10 lb. 12 oz. walleye caught on White Iron Lake by Angie Thurston, Woodbury, MN who entered the contest at Skube's Bait & Tackle.
The fastest growing lake for walleyes is Burntside and that worked out for Dan Bishop of Lodi, WI who reeled in a 9 lb. 1 oz. walleye and stopped in at Silver Rapids Lodge.
Known for its lake trout, Snowbank can also produce some big walleyes as well. Testifying to that with an 8 lb. 8 oz. walleye was John Watermeier, Carlinville, IL who entered right on the lake by stopping in at Smitty's on Snowbank.
In the lake trout entries, it was an 11 lb. 8 oz. Snowbank laker for Jack Mattilla, Eveleth, registered at Skube's Bait & Tackle.
And another Snowbank trout, this one 8 lb. 2 oz. was hooked by Jason Amell, Hopkins, MN and entered on the lake at Smitty's on Snowbank.
Two big northern pike were also entered, they both came out of Burtnside and were both caught by the same angler. The first one tipped the scales right at 15 lbs. and the second one went 10 lbs. for Thom White of West Chicago, IL. He registered the fish at Babe's Bait & Tackle.
Crappie have just as good a taste as walleye for many anglers, and you'd get some big fillets off a 3 lb. crappie that was caught in Fall Lake by Ann Rechterman, Marion, IA and registered on the lake at Packsack Canoe Trips.
Fishing in Basswood, Brian Hartman, New Prague, MN stringered a 2 lb. 12 oz. crappie and entered the contest through Basswood Trails.
A huge bass was caught in Basswood Lake, this one went 5 lb. 4 oz. for Paul Gregory, Lucasville, OH with the entry coming in from Packsack Canoe Trips.
In our Catch and Release division, paddler Dan Enger, Sun Prairie, WI put back a 30.25 inch walleye while in Boot Lake. The entry came from Voyageur North Outfitters.
And fishing Alice Lake and releasing a 30 inch walleye was Steve Zeiner, Appleton, WI, this release was also reported at Voyageur North Outfitters.
A nice 25-inch walleye is still swimming in Birch Lake thanks to Rod Meister, W Lafayette, IN who entered the contest at Skube's Bait & Tackle.
Another Boot Lake release, this one a 36-inch northern pike was reported at Voyageur North Outfitters by Larry Moen, Madison, WI.
Fishing in White Iron and putting back a 31-inch northern was Bruce Thordson, Stillwater, MN. Paperwork from Skube's Bait & Tackle.
Fishing in Knife Lake and unhooking a 30-inch pike was Shannon Sickler, Rockford, IL with the release reported to Babe's Bait & Tackle.
A string of nice bass releases were also reported, starting with a nice 22-incher put back in Needle Boy by Paul Seaton, Cottage Grove, MN, entry via Great Outdoors.
Two others made the 20-inch club and we believe them to be related.
A pair of 20.5 inch releases in Basswood were sent in from Basswood Trails, one by Jerry Hartman, Ely and the other by Brian Hartman, New Prague, IL.