Josh Andrews of Larimore, N.D., released this 56-inch sturgeon Monday, April 23 -- the first time he'd ever fished sturgeon --near the mouth of the Rainy River. Landing the fish took more than 20 minutes, Andrews said, adding, "that was way too much fun!"
Brad Dokken joined the Herald company in November 1985 as a copy editor for Agweek magazine and has been the Grand Forks Herald's outdoors editor since 1998.
Besides his role as an outdoors writer, Dokken has an extensive background in northwest Minnesota and Canadian border issues and provides occasional coverage on those topics.
Reach him at bdokken@gfherald.com, by phone at (701) 780-1148 or on Twitter at @gfhoutdoor.
