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...4th of July events include: Hillman parade, Glen parade, Fireworks in Wahkon, Garrison, Hill City, Crosby and Tamarack.

... The surface temp on Mille Lacs is running 70 degrees.

... 2008 licenses are due May 1st - remember, license sales are cash only - no plastic cards.

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... Lake Mille Lacs walleye slot set for 2008

Anglers who fish Lake Mille Lacs during the 2008 fishing season will be able to keep four walleye up to 18 inches in length. The bag limit of four may include one trophy more than 28 inches.

The regulation, which begins May 10 and requires anglers to release all walleye from 18-to 28-inches, was set by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources following input from Mille Lacs area resort, angling and related interests.

The regulation aims to ensure that the state angler harvest falls within the state’s 2008 allocation of 307,500 pounds of walleye. Eight Chippewa Indian bands from Minnesota and Wisconsin may take 122,500 pounds of walleye.

... Members of the 1837 Treaty Fisheries Technical Committee have established Mille Lacs Lake 2008 harvest caps of 430,000 pounds for walleye, 270,000 pounds for yellow perch and 25,000 pounds for northern pike.

The committee, comprised of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Chippewa band interests, sets safe harvest levels every winter to help ensure that Mille Lacs Lake remains a productive fishery. Now that harvest levels have been identified the DNR will develop fishing regulation options the 2008 season. The options will be presented to the citizen-comprised Mille Lacs Lake Fisheries Input Group in February.

This year’s safe harvest level means anglers will be able to harvest 307,500 pounds of walleye, 135,000 pounds of yellow perch and 12,500 pounds of northern pike from Mille Lacs Lake. The remaining allocations are divided among the eight Chippewa bands that have treaty rights to fish Mille Lacs Lake. This year, the bands declared a harvest level of 122,500 pounds, up from 100,000 pounds in previous years. Mille Lacs, which is subject to allocations and quotas, is managed differently than any other lake in the state.

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... We had the opportunity to join the folks at Explore Minnesota in launching their new website "My Favorite Minnesota". It features people's favorite destinations and activities throughout Minnesota. Take a moment and visit http://www.exploreminnesota.com/home.aspx (click on the camera).

...We are once again signing up people for the "Weekend Outlook." For those of you who aren't familiar with the "Outlook", listen up - Every Thursday during the peak of the season, we will send you an e-mail with the up-coming weekend's fishing forecast, weather conditions, moon phase and anything else that we feel may be of value or interest. To sign up, just click on the yellow box above and we'll include you in our mailing. If you don't receive the Weekend Outlook by the Friday after you sign up, your server may be blocking/filtering the mailing.
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...We now have "SIGN LETTERING" available!
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