The cool, cloudy spring that has prevailed statewide this year has implications for everyone from farmers to ... anglers. Perhaps especially anglers, including those who, on May 14, intend to open Minnesota's walleye and northern pike seasons in the northern third of the state.
In that region, will some of the state's best walleye lakes, including Mille Lacs, Upper Red, Winnibigoshish, Leech, Vermilion, Rainy and Lake of the Woods, be free of ice on the season's first day?
A spot check suggests that in some cases, on certain lakes, anglers will indeed be able to float their boats.
