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Ole1kanobe 
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,1:05 pm |
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While the water in and around AL seems like it is nasty, here are some DNR reports for Fountain Lake and Albert Lea Lake.
Sorry, didn't realize that I didn't have active links before! the links should work now. 
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GEOKARJO
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,4:52 pm |
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I am a catch and release fisherman I fish to relax and get away from the store. SO I fish the channel.
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GEOKARJO
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,4:56 pm |
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The levels are not bad in albert lea and fountain lakes who would want to eat fish more than once a week anyway.
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Tiger
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,5:03 pm |
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I would GEO. I love fish. I don't eat it more than once a week because of the cost in the grocery stores and not enough "keepers" out there when trying to catch your own meal. Fish is very good for your health not to mention tastes excellent if prepared right!!!
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Madd Max
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,5:06 pm |
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I have eat fish out of Albert lea and Fountain lakes Along with the Shellrock river and the Drainage ditches by Emmons and the State line road. I still alive to talk about it. But you are right once a week is enough.
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Ole1kanobe
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,5:54 pm |
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How many people here think a fishing tournament would draw some people into the area if there was a fairly decent prize schedule?
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Posted on: Sep. 02 2003,9:43 pm |
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 Years ago when the Canton cafe was uptown people would say old Sam Wong butchered cat for the chow mein-- I don't know, but I never heard Him saying here kitty kitty:D
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Posted on: Sep. 03 2003,9:10 am |
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Being from Indiana I like bass fishing more than anything, and I dont mean any other kind of fishing, I mean more than my wife, my kids, and my dog. Well, maybe not my dog.
Anyway, lots of good bass fishing on Cedar Lake up by Fairibault, try Tetonka also. I fish with a spinnerbait mostly, and a texas rigged power worm where I cant fish the spinnerbait.
There are some good fish in Albert Lea lake, at least the channel area. I have two crappie hanging on my wall from the channel that weigh one pound each, about 15 inches long. Three summers ago caught a 36 inch northern at the channel. Estimate its weight at around 12 pounds, should have been more like 15 pounds for its length, but it had a big fat head and skinny body. Still a very nice fish.
Dustin Peterson, its a shame you havent been fishing in that long of time. Would you like to go bass fishing some time? I have a 17 foot lund pro V with a 125 horse mercury outboard, plenty of room for two people slinging spinnerbaits in the air. Or anyone else for that matter, I go nearly every weekend and some during the week when I can, so much nicer during the week, not as busy on the lake. But anyway, I go by myself 90 percent of the time, would love to have some company. Anyone interested, just Pm me, we can set something up.
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hoosier
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Posted on: Sep. 03 2003,9:15 am |
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Ole1, What species of fish would you be fishing for in this contest? Just make sure it is 100 percent payback, in other words, all money taken in from people intering the contest, go right back out as prizes.
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The devil begins with froth on the lips of an angel entering into battle for a holy and just cause. Grigory Pomerants
We have crossed the boundary that lies between Republic and Empire. Garet Garrett
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hoosier
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Posted on: Sep. 03 2003,9:38 am |
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About eating the fish, in my opinion, any bass, and the larger walleye and norhtern should all be released. It takes these fish way to long to grow to that size, especially here in the north. A 5 pound bass could be 10 years old or more in Minnesota, in Indiana it would be around 5 years old. If you love catching a 10 pound northern, you have to be willing to release that 5 pounder you caught, so it can grow and maybe someone else can enjoy catching it also. But if you do like to eat some fish, choose from the smaller fish you catch and release the larger ones. Never leave the skin on the fish if you have any doubt about chemicals, fillet it, cut the skin off the meat. Most if not all of any chemicals in the fish will be trapped in a fatty layer between the skin and meat. If you do this and you are not pregnant or a young child, you should have no problem eating fish every now and then. But release the big ones to breed and to be caught again.
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The power of accurate obsvervation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw
The devil begins with froth on the lips of an angel entering into battle for a holy and just cause. Grigory Pomerants
We have crossed the boundary that lies between Republic and Empire. Garet Garrett
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