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Trophy Room: EGF angler lands big sturgeon while ice fishing for walleyes and saugers on Lake of the Woods

Do you have a fishing photo you’d like to share with Herald readers? Send jpeg photos to Brad Dokken at bdokken@gfherald.com. Please include the person’s name, town of residence and whether the fish was kept or released.

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Nate Deziel with the sturgeon he landed through an 8-inch hole in the ice Wednesday, Dec. 30, on Lake of the Woods.

Nate Deziel, East Grand Forks, landed this sturgeon Wednesday, Dec. 30, while ice fishing on Lake of the Woods. Deziel, who was fishing for walleyes and saugers, was lucky to fit the big fish through an 8-inch hole, said Trevor Strandell, who shared the photo. The sturgeon was released after a quick photo.

Do you have a fishing photo you’d like to share with Herald readers? Send jpeg photos to Brad Dokken at bdokken@gfherald.com. Please include the person’s name, town of residence and whether the fish was kept or released.

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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.
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