"We were fishing for several days on Saganaga Lake and mostly fishing for walleyes, with good success," said Mike Olmstead of Arlington, Minn., after he landed a 25-pound, 4-ounce, 44½-inch northern.
Trophy tale: Northern exposure
June 10, 2009 at 2:22AM
![Mike Olmstead of Arlington, Minn., caught this 25-pound, 4-ounce 44 1/2-inch long northern on Saganaga Lake.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/3WSS4VODUE6VCG7DOQ5U3JBABY.jpg?&w=712)
"We tried a shallow bay to see if we could get some northerns.
"I was trolling a blue magnum floating Rapala in 8 feet of water when this monster smashed the surface and my lure.
"After a 20-minute fight, I was able to land him and take this photo.
"My friend that was with me also boated an 18-pound, 40 inch northern a few minutes after this brute!"
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