On this week’s podcast Bret Amundson and Dan Amundson are at Devils Lake for an Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers media camp. They’re joined by a couple of Devils Lake local anglers and guides to learn more about the fishery and the history of the lake. Johnnie Candle tells us why he loves the area and why he’s done with fishing tournaments. Jared Pokrzywinski talks about his strategies for fishing the lake and where to start. Kevin Paulson talks about why these trips are good for AGLOW, and Joe Henry checks in from the Northwest Angle at Lake of the Woods.

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On this week’s podcast Bret Amundson, David Eckhardt and Dan Amundson learn about Wheelchairs and Walleyes, a program helping all anglers get in the boat and go walleye fishing. Suzie Kenner from Devils Lake, ND joins the show to talk about a new apparatus installed at Devils Lake that’s part of this program. She also gives us a brief fishing report and previews next week’s AGLOW Media Camp up there. Joe Henry tells us how and where people caught walleye last weekend, and Bret, David and Dan talk about the back end of Minnesota’s turkey hunting season and the wildfires in northern Minnesota.

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On this week’s podcast Bret Amundson and Dan Amundson are back from Punta Gorda, Florida, and they recap their amazing fishing trip. They talk about the giant bucket list fish they got to chase, where they stayed and more. They even check in with Pat Kalmerton while he’s in the boat on the Niagara River so he can give his two cents about the Florida fishing trip. The guys also preview the Minnesota fishing opener happening this weekend. Joe Henry and Mark Armstrong give us the rundown on how things will be looking at the Walleye Capital of the World this weekend. Bret and Dan also discuss a change to the Minnesota duck hunting season. Happy Fishing Opener!

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On this week’s podcast Bret Amundson and Dan Amundson are joined by Colin West from Clean Up the Lake. He’s based out by Lake Tahoe, but he recently came over to Minnesota to do a clean-up project on Mille Lacs. He talks about where this idea to clean up our lakes came from, what weird things he’s found while diving and cleaning up lakes, and how the project on Mille Lacs went. Joe Henry previews the Minnesota Fishing Opener at Lake of the Woods, and we meet Ben Kline, the winner of our Guardian Eagle Resort fishing trip giveaway. Bret has headlines and Dan has to leave in the middle of the show again.

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On this week’s podcast Bret Amundson and Dan Amundson talk to Paul Wait from Delta Waterfowl about the potential for a new Sandhill Crane Hunting Season. Paul tells us where crane populations are at, the amount of money one state is paying for Crane depredation and more. Will Wisconsin finally get to hunt Sandhill Cranes? Bret and Paul also discuss ways the Minnesota duck and goose hunting seasons could be changed, the impact the early teal hunting season has and more. This is a good podcast for duck hunters!! We FINALLY announce the winner of our Guardian Eagle Resort fishing trip giveaway. Such a bucket list trip to win! Joe Henry talks about a rare sturgeon caught on the Rainy River this week.

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On this week’s podcast Bret Amundson and Dan Amundson learn about a new discovery of Brook Trout spawning in Lake Superior. Cory Goldsworthy, the Lake Superior Area Fisheries Manager, joins the show to tell us what this discovery of spawning “Coasters” means. He also talks about lake trout and how people have found lakers spawning in the spring. Bret and Cory have a good conversation about fishing that big lake in Northeast Minnesota. Joe Henry gives us a Rainy River fishing report and learns what he missed out on at last week’s SJR 500.

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This week is one of our favorite shows to record every year. It’s the 4th Annual SJR 500 presented by WavePro! Bret Amundson, David Eckhardt and Dan Amundson are coming to you right from Miles Lab Bar and Grill at River Bend Resort on the shores of the Rainy River recapping our sturgeon and walleye fishing tournament. It’s a cast of thousands on the show, including the contestants who took home the top prizes, including an epic story on the biggest sturgeon that’s ever been caught in our tournament. We also hold the first ever SJR 500 Mustache contest, learn about WavePro, and hear how the RLVNT fellas did fishing this week. Paul Johnson from River Bend, Darren Amundson from FishDonkey, and the Royal Dutchman all make appearances as well.

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On this week’s show, Bret, Dan, and David are talking about the polarizing topics in the Minnesota Fishing World. Forward Facing Sonar/Livescope, muskies and a potential statewide Minnesota walleye harvest limit reduction are all talked about, as they were the hot topics last week at the MN-FISH Summit and the MN DNR Fisheries Summit. Nate Blasing from the Walleye Alliance and Nisswa Guides League joins the show to talk about why he believes the walleye limit should be lowered from 4 fish per day to 6 fish per day. Joe Henry also joins the show, and he weighs in on the potential walleye limit reduction and other topics that were discussed at the summits, and he also has another report from the Rainy River.

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On this week’s show, Bret, Dan, and David get hyped up for the exciting news of the Rainy River opening up. They preview the upcoming SJR 500 Rainy River Sturgeon and Walleye fishing tournament on April 8-9th. Some new big prizes are unveiled for the Rainy River tournament are announced as well. The Royal Dutchman himself Kevin Heinrichs joins us to tell us what he’s seeing at all of the landings and he gives his prediction on where he thinks the open water will be come tournament time. Bret talks about how terrible the internet has been after a record-setting Bassmaster Classic win for Minnesota’s own Easton Fothergill, and Joe Henry also joins and talks about what all goes in to making the Rainy River run special in the spring, and what hot and controversial fishing topics are being discussed at the MN-FISH Summit this week.

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On this week’s show, Bret, Dan, and David ponder some potential MN Fishing changes that could be coming after the MN-FISH summit next week in Grand Rapids, including a statewide 4 fish walleye limit, year-round bass fishing, and some livescope discussions. Bret and Dan share some bird dogs and barbed wire stories while hunting. Joe Henry has the latest from the ice on Lake of the Woods and open water on the Rainy River, and Lee Ledford and Nick Negrini tell us about a new organization getting kids into conservation and building a better future for hunting.

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