On this week’s podcast, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and Bemidji State Grad student Baylor Short joins the show to give us the inside scoop on the two Leech Lake Muskie Studies being conducted over the next few years. Baylor is spearheading this project, so he tells us what they’ve found so far, what they need from anglers, and what we can expect in the future. Joe Henry previews the musky opener at Lake of the Woods this weekend. Bret Amundson says goodbye to his beloved bird dog, Mika.

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On this week’s podcast, Great Lakes Fisherman’s Digest’s John Bergsma is our guest. He tells us about his history of tournament walleye fishing and how he’d never caught a walleye in his life before fishing a derby. He also talks about his start in hosting a fishing TV show, and he has a couple of wild stories from his dad and other family members who were involved in D-Day. He’s currently at Lake of the Woods with Joe Henry, so we get a fishing report as well. Bret Amundson and Dan Amundson start the show breaking down some changes to hunting and fishing in Minnesota coming after the special legislative session was held on Monday, including some deer hunting and bass fishing changes.

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On this week’s podcast Bret Amundson, David Eckhardt, and Dan Amundson talk about some headlines across the fishing and hunting world, including some new musky research that puts anglers at the forefront of the data collection, Minnesota boating laws, South Dakota pheasant harvest numbers, Minnesota turkey hunting harvest numbers, and the (pending) removal of the shotgun zone for deer hunting. The guys go through all of these stories and share their thoughts on anglers doing some fin clipping for this new musky research. Joe Henry is back and tells us about the incredible walleye bite happening at Lake of the Woods right now.

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On this week’s podcast Bret Amundson and Dan Amundson are back in studio, but play back a few more conversations from last week’s trip to Devils Lake. Bret talks to Steve “Zippy” Dahl and Aaron McQuoid (yes, he’s part of THAT McQuoid family – Quite the fishing blood they have!) about the historic flooding Devils Lake once experienced and how that’s made it a unique fishery, including being able to go fishing on the 50 yard line of a football field in a boat. Literally. Then we join Garrett Bonham from Bry’s Guide Service and Ed’s Bait Shop in the boat, and he talks about current conditions on Devils Lake and his strategy for fishing right now. Joe Henry talks about what he learned with his meetings with stakeholders at Lake of the Woods, including more conversations with Canada Border Services Agency.

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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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