Consider this your fishing update for midsummer — a time when, paradoxically, Minnesota fish-catching generally falls off, particularly for walleyes, but more people go fishing.
The latter is due to an increase in families taking vacations beginning with the July 4th holiday.
Fishing guides have long been aware of the clientele change that occurs from the first wave of anglers they see in their boats — generally groups of guys who fish from mid-May through mid-June — to the types of people they serve starting about now.