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Trolling the shallows for walleyes

With cooling of of the lakes and as trees change color for fall, fishing patterns also change in central Minnesota.

By Steven L. Kohls

October 20, 2021 04:39 PM

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As the weather cools, walleyes have a tendency to head for the shallows with the anglers in hot pursuit. Trolling the shallow water Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, on West Twin Lake in Nisswa a pair of anglers search for the fish.

102121.N.BD.Trollingtheshallowsfor eyes.jpg — As the weather cools, walleyes have a tendency to head for the shallows with the anglers in hot pursuit. Trolling the shallow water on West Twin Lake in Nisswa Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, a pair of anglers search for the biting fish. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

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By Steven L. Kohls

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.