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The hunt for record-fish piques anglers’ interest in Minnesota after changes
Steve Renneberg, owner of Arrowhead Outdoors in Ely, Minn., thinks the recent influx of record-contesting catches of big fish in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness during the past few months is a simple snapshot in time.
“We’ve always seen a lot of big ones up here,” Renneberg said. “I think it’s just kind of the popularity of the catch-and-release record that’s going on right now.”
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The hunt for record-fish piques anglers’ interest in Minnesota after changes
Steve Renneberg, owner of Arrowhead Outdoors in Ely, Minn., thinks the recent influx of record-contesting catches of big fish in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness during the past few months is a simple snapshot in time.
“We’ve always seen a lot of big ones up here,” Renneberg said. “I think it’s just kind of the popularity of the catch-and-release record that’s going on right now.”
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