By Harold Brutlag
I don’t know if seeing a pheasant rooster fly across Hwy. 55 east of Maple Lake is a sign of more birds this year, but it was great to see one in all it’s splendid colors.
Sue Peterson, caught a 6 1/2 lb. Walleye over the weekend at Sand Lake, I think! It was a thrill for her, said her husband. She is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and is employed at the Buffalo Hospital.
The DNR says Walleye fishing has slowed but fishing is still great on Leech Lake. Leaches in 10-14 ft. seems to be the ticket to success.
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I noticed there has been a lot of alfalfa hay cut last week and from the size of the windrows the cattle should be eating well next winter. I’m from the era of horse-pulled mowers, side delivery rakes, hay racks and hay loaders or dump rakes (used mostly for meadow grass) and then pushed together and lifted into stacks. Lots of hard work, but I remember the great dinners and lunches that went with the haying seasons, two or three per summer.
Couple enjoys fishing in Alaska
Ada and Don Dittberner enjoyed fishing for Halibut in the Pacific ocean off Alaska recently with Ada’s fish an inch longer, 33, than her husband’s. Don said there is a slot limit on halibut and those over 40 inches have to be thrown back. Apparently this is an effort to provide larger fish for the anglers who go after halibut. They were fishing in 300 feet of water using cut up Herring for bait and it took them about ten minutes to bring the fish to the surface. Non-residents can catch 1 daily, 1 in possession, size limit: 30 to 40 inches in length, or 55 inches or greater in length. Annual limit of 2 fish, one of which is 30 to 40 inches in length, one of which is 55 inches or greater in length.
