Paul Bunyan Country Outdoors

Randy Klasen and Bruce Jean let Kev hit the water with them as they pre-fished for the KC Walleye Classic in Randy's boat. We get the banter and the game plan (well, as much as can be revealed before a tournament anyway). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Bemidji's annual Take A Kid Fishing Day is getting close to 40 years and it's still going strong. We talk to organizers, guides, kids and more from the annual Fish Fry Wrapup at Lake Bemidji State Park. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Cole Dulas is another guide donating a trip to the KC Walleye Classic. He'll give us the details on the bite, what lakes are hot, what a trip with him is like and he also is prepping for the Classic with former champ Marv Sanbeck. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Corbin Hime of Cass Lake Area Guide Service has been busy. The bite has been good on area lakes, he's been fishing the Masters Walleye Circuit, he's gearing up for the KC Walleye Classic and he's another guide who has donated a trip for the KC Walleye Classic Raffle. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mike Hirt of Northern Walleye Adventures is int the spotlight today. He's one of five guides who are giving away trips for the KC Walleye Classic Raffle. We'll find out Mike's history, what his guide service is all about and how the bite's been. He's also prepping fo the KC Walleye Classic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

Another guide trip up for grabs with a KC Walleye Classic Raffle Ticket is a half day on the water with Will Pappenfus of Eye Crazy Guide Service. We'll talk tournaments, hot bites and a day on the water with Walleye Will. Then Steve Scepaniak is ready to start making those 10,000 casts and we head to Aitkin for our latest Lake of the Week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

Randy Klasen of Bemidji Area Guide Service has donated a half day guided trip to the Knights Of Columbus as one of the raffle prizes. We find out why you should buy raffle tickets to go fishing with him! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dick Beardsley of Dick Beardsley's Fishing Guide Service is back to recap the first few weeks of walleye season. We talk walleyes, bass, panfish and the pro's and con's of having a continuous season vs a closed season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nate Blasing of the Nisswa Guide League reports on the strong walleye bite on Gull Lake and the Brainerd Lakes area. Plus an update on the Walleye Alliance, tech talk and of course a Fast Five. Oh, and we find out what happened with the Guv. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jason Rylander (The Jason Who Can Grow A Beard Like A Grown Up) is in to preview the new addition to the United Way Fishing Fundraisers...the new Kid's Edition set for Sunday June 22nd. Plus he recaps fishing thus far, we tackle a Fast Five and head to Brainerd for our Lake of the Week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...

We are putting the spotlight on the gems of Paul Bunyan Country. This time we go to the top of the state and check out Lake of the Woods with Baudette Area Fisheries Supervisor Matt Skoog. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We are doing our annual spring spotlights on the jewels of Paul Bunyan Country. This time, Large Lake Specialist Tony Kennedy is in to talk Cass Lake...and Andrusia...and Wolf...and, well you get the idea. It's the Cass Lake Chain. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Steve Scepaniak is waiting for walleyes by reeling in 'gills and we get the details. Plus The Regas's are in to preview Bemidji's 39th annual Take A Kid Fishing event and Edie Evarts has our Lake of the Week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As we countdown to the opener, we begin our annual spotlight series on the jewels of Paul Bunyan Country. First up, we cover all things Leech Lake with Large Lake Specialist Carl Pederson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Did you know the DNR has six different divisions? We take a deep dive into the DNR and discuss all divisions and the challenges and concerns with all of them. Minnesota DNR Northwest Region Director Ben Bergey has all the details. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .