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Warmer spring may have meant an earlier than usual spawning run for little Lake Superior fish. 12:00 am, Apr. 24, 2021 ×
People fill the channel of the river near Lake Superior while fishing for smelt Saturday, April 17, 2021, at the mouth of the Lester River in Duluth. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
It was just after 8 p.m. on a mild mid-April evening and there was only a solitary, wader-clad fisherman at the mouth of Duluth’s Lester River.
He was standing thigh-deep in cold water, where the river’s current slowly fades into Lake Superior, dipping his long-handled, fine-mesh net and checking to see what each dip produced. He was dipping and checking, dipping and checking, but coming up empty on every dip.
The City of Duluth Parks and Recreation Department announced that winter maintenance work began Monday at two locations, which may limit public access.
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