The end of the hardwater season saw a huge amount of fish taken off Red. And Red Lake was one of the most productive lakes of opening weekend, although it wasn't record breaking. We always do a spring series of spotlights on the jewels of Paul Bunyan Country and Red seems to be the right gem to start with. Large Lake Specialist Tony Kennedy discusses the health of Red Lake, the complexities of managing it and we even discuss a few other species we might see in there.

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Steve Scepaniak checks in with a recap of opening weekend on Mille Lacs. He also discusses the bass bite, panfish and northerns. And yes, we need to preview the upcoming Muskie opener too. Plus, we check in with Jim Wolters in the Fergus Falls Area Fisheries Office for our latest Lake of the Week.

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Leech Lake Guide Extraordinaire Chuck Hasse is back to recap how the Opener was on Leech. He also updates the first few days of Week 1 and what we can expect in the first few weeks of the season. We also discuss forward facing sonar...and what he doesn't like about it...the incredible bass population and a Fast Five, of course.

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Randy Klasen of the Bemidji Area Guide Service recaps Walleye Opener 2024. The bite was great and the sizes awesome on Big Winni. We also discuss other area lakes, what to expect the next few weeks, tournament time and there's a Fast Five too.

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Opening Weekend has come and gone Carl Adams of Timberline Sports in Blackduck checks in. He has the details on a very solid opening on Red Lake, Lake of the Woods, Blackduck and other points north. Plus we hear about spring turkey hunting and there's a Fast Five, too.

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Theresa Ebbenga joins Kev to talk about everything...and we mean everything...outdoors. Fish, game, non-game, water, minerals, forests, parks, trails...we drill down on all of it on today's show. In addition, Theresa gives her perspective on the efforts by the Red Lake Nation to annex the east end of Upper Red.

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It's opening fishing! This year there's been a month to be on the water and Jason Durham has taken advantage of it. We discuss what he's seen, what he's caught, how the walleye bite is looking in the Park Rapids area, and as always, a ton of other stuff. Plus, a not very Fast (but fascinating) Five.

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Nobody is more ready for the Walleye opener than Bro! Of course, he's already been panfishing for a month. We talk early season panfish, early season walleye, his thoughts on how things look for opening weekend, new toys he loves, his concerns and of course a Fast Five.

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Northwest Regional Fisheries Manager Marc Bacigalupi joined Kev to discuss all things fisheries prior to the 2024 opener. He covers all the big waters, the concerns and the successes.

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Brady Laudon of Brady Laudon's Guide Service has been toolin' around Paul Bunyan Country lakes catching sunnies and crappies and trying out his new live scope system. He's ready for some walleye and previews the opener. Plus we get updated on Visit Bemidji and run through a Fast Five, too.

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Will Pappenfus is coming off an amazing rookie season on the National Walleye Tour and 2024 got off to a great start, too. He has all the details of April walleye angling on Lake Erie. Plus, he previews the 2024 Minnesota opener and there's a Fast Five too.

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