The Thumper Pond Resort had to lay off about 80 employees in 2020 because of the pandemic. Written By: Tanner Robinson | ×
Two signs advertising the Minnesota Governor s Fishing Opener flap in the wind outside the Thumper Pond Resort s lodge Friday, May 14. Finn Harrison / WDAY
OTTERTAIL, Minn. It was a calm before the storm on Otter Tail Lake Friday, May 14, as very few boats were out on the water, and the some of the only sounds heard were waves crashing on the shore.
However, fishers like James Klick of Long Prairie, Minn., still got a jump start, and made sure his boat was ready for walleye season to start.