The Mystery of the Wood Lake Walleye
Sometimes serene and always beautiful, little Wood Lake boasts North Dakota’s state record walleye — a 15-pound, 12-ounce whopper. However, the fish was not caught on hook and line as required for Game and Fish Department records.
TOKIO — The current longest reigning North Dakota state record fish remains the 15 pound, 12 ounce walleye credited to the late Blair Chapman of Minnewaukan. The Wood Lake whopper from 1959 has reached legendary status in the state. It is certainly a fish about which tales are told — many of which shed doubt about the seemingly unbreakable standard. The question is, are the tales of mystery as to how the record was achieved just slanderous talk by jealous fishermen, or is there enough evidence to remove the whopper from the record book? Perhaps the record should be acclaimed as North Dakota’s equivalent of Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941 — often called a mark that will never be broken. Then again it could be the state’s equivalent of the infamous Black Sox scandal of 1919.
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Like many other North Dakota fishermen, I’ve heard various accounts through the years of how the state record walleye came to be.
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As Fourth of July weekend approaches, North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials are urging water recreationists to make sure life jackets are of appropriate size, and in good condition.
» Full StoryDAKOTA REC REPORT - June 27, 2008
FISHING
UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS: Saturday and Sunday: Devils Lake, Grahams Island State Park. Sunday: Lake Tschida. July 5: Lake Sakakawea, Beulah Bay.
N.D. Game & Fish Dept.
Why did the turtle cross the road?
As spring turns to summer, turtles are out and on the move.
“They are laying eggs or looking for good places as we speak,” said Patrick Isakson, non-game biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Tioga pheasant group hosts youth program
TIOGA — The brisk wind had birds hopping and diving, but that only added to the fun at the 2008 Youth Fun Shoot conducted by the Peaceful Valley Pheasants Forever chapter.
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