Outdoors

Gripping and grinning: A youngster and his smallmouth bass

Fishing with his father, Steve, and cousin Mason in the BWCA, 6-year old Ryan Tschetter of Farmington landed a 16-inch smallmouth bass July 22 using a leech and single hook.

August 10, 2016 at 1:34AM
Fishing with his father, Steve, and cousin Mason in the BWCA, 6-year old Ryan Tschetter of Farmington landed a 16-inch smallmouth bass July 22 using a leech and single hook.
Fishing with his father, Steve, and cousin Mason in the BWCA, 6-year old Ryan Tschetter of Farmington landed a 16-inch smallmouth bass July 22 using a leech and single hook. (Brian Wicker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Ryan Tschetter, Farmington • 16-inch smallmouth bass • Snowbank Lake

Fishing with his father, Steve, and cousin Mason in the BWCA, the 6-year old landed this smallmouth bass July 22 using a leech and single hook. He fished the bait on the bottom along a rocky shoreline.

Lynette Smith of Farmington caught this 28-inch walleye on June 13 on Leech Lake. She used a bottom bouncer with a spinner.

11-year old Ella Joesting of Prior Lake caught this 24-inch walleye on Aug. 4 while fishing with her grandfather, David Joesting of Eden Prairie, on Cross Lake. She used a Lindy Rig with a leech.

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Lynette Smith of Farmington caught this 28-inch walleye on June 13 on Leech Lake. She used a bottom bouncer with a spinner.
Lynette Smith of Farmington caught this 28-inch walleye on June 13 on Leech Lake. She used a bottom bouncer with a spinner. (Brian Wicker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
11-year old Ella Joesting of Prior Lake caught this 24-inch walleye on Aug. 4 while fishing with her grandfather, David Joesting of Eden Prairie, on Cross Lake. She used a Lindy Rig with a leech.
11-year old Ella Joesting of Prior Lake caught this 24-inch walleye on Aug. 4 while fishing with her grandfather, David Joesting of Eden Prairie, on Cross Lake. She used a Lindy Rig with a leech. (Brian Wicker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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