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Hit the Ice for Some Fishing Saturday with St. Michael Lions

February 3, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

The St. Michael Lions invite everyone out to Beebe Lake Saturday for the return of the Annual Ice Fishing contest. The day is filled with fishing and prizes, including a deluxe fish house, $100 cash, and bragging rights over all of your fishing buddies. Tickets are $5 per hole for those 16 and under, and […]

Tagged With: Beebe Lake, ice fishing, St. Michael Lions Club

Ice Conditions Improving in Wright County, But Caution Still Needed

December 29, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

After a holiday week that has already seen victims of thin ice claimed in northern Minnesota, the Wright County Sheriff’s Office is reminding residents that lake ice is still thin around the county, with open water still evident in some areas. Ice fishing season is in full swing, as evidenced by shacks popping up on […]

Tagged With: ice fishing, thin ice, Wright County Sheriff's Office

St. Michael Lions’ Ice Fishing Contest Hits Beebe Lake Saturday

A picture-perfect day is in store for the organization's largest fundraiser of the winter.

February 6, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

Fresh off the success of the return of the St. Michael Bierstube, the St. Michael Lions invite everyone out to Beebe Lake Saturday for the return of the Annual Ice Fishing contest. The day is filled with fishing and prizes, including a deluxe fish house, $100 cash, and bragging rights over all of your fishing […]

Tagged With: Beebe Lake, Contest, ice fishing, St. Michael Lions

Fatalities Down, But Ice Getting Dangerous in Twin Cities Area

March 20, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

Information provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources  As snow continues to melt, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds winter recreationists that ice in the Twin Cities metro area is deteriorating rapidly. “While we have had temperatures in the 20s or 30s that does not mean the ice on a lake, pond or […]

Tagged With: DNR, ice conditions, ice fishing

Anglers Leave Behind Hundreds of Panfish on Pelican Lake

March 8, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

Figuring the ice would have killed them anyway, ice fishermen on Pelican Lake near St. Michael left behind a field of sunfish and crappies recently. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources opened the lake to “liberalized fishing” recently, fearing winterkill. Measurements of oxygen taken at the lake in early March showed the levels be lethal […]

Tagged With: ice fishing, Pelican Lake, Wright County

Minnesota DNR Fish Shelter Deadlines Creating Issues

March 4, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

Snow, ice, and a lack of any real winter melting has led some anglers out in the cold. Yet, the Minnesota DNR is asking ice fishers to remove shelters now, with the state’s deadline for the southern two-thirds of the state passing yesterday, March 3. Anglers were required toremove their fish shelters in the southern […]

Tagged With: fishing, ice fishing, Minnesota DNR

Minnesota DNR opens Pelican Lake to Unlimited Fishing

March 3, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

Panfish and other species in the shallow waters of Pelican Lake, just west of St. Michael, might be in grave danger as polar vortices continue to build ice deeper than most can remember. With fears of a massive winter kill on their mind, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are hoping ice fishers will take […]

Tagged With: ice fishing, Minnesota DNR, Pelican Lake

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