Sports

Tony Fladeland pike

Tony Fladeland of Grand Forks released this 43-inch northern pike May 15 while fishing East Devils Lake. The big fish hit a No. 5 clown-colored Rapala on 8-pound Fireline. Assisting Fladeland by netting the fish was Dave Maszk.

1751954+Tony Fladeland 43-inch pike.jpg — Tony Fladeland of Grand Forks released this 43-inch northern pike May 15 while fishing East Devils Lake. The big fish hit a No. 5 clown-colored Rapala on 8-pound Fireline. Assisting Fladeland by netting the fish was Dave Maszk.

By Brad Dokken

May 27, 2015 at 4:36 PM

Tony Fladeland of Grand Forks released this 43-inch northern pike May 15 while fishing East Devils Lake. The big fish hit a No. 5 clown-colored Rapala on 8-pound Fireline. Assisting Fladeland by netting the fish was Dave Maszk.

By Brad Dokken

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.