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Governor's Fishing Opener 2010

Monday May 17, 2010 Posted 2 years ago by Craig Holgate

Craig's Biggest Walleye

Wow what a great time was had at the Governor’s Fishing Opener at Lake Kabetogama. I have been attending these annual events since 1999, and this one was one of the best. We were in beautiful Voyageurs National Park, staying at Moosehorn Resort. The food was wonderful, the people some of the nicest around, and the fishing was fantastic. Usually on opening day we are lucky to get one or two fish. Between Kate and I we had 8 walleyes and saugers in the boat. Notice I did say between the two of us, okay…she caught the first and the most. However, I did get the biggest walleye. The real credit goes to our fishing host Jim, who knows this lake very well and had the equipment and patience to put us on fish. Next year we will be off to Grand Rapids, as they won the bid to be the host city.

Until Next Time Lake Kabetogama

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