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Published January 20, 2013, 12:00 AM

Photo gallery: Walleye fishing on Lake of the Woods


Rick Francisco of Hermantown goes low to grab a walleye caught by Pete Cich of Alborn on Wednesday afternoon in a fishing shelter on Lake of the Woods near Baudette, Minn. Mark Helmer of Duluth fishes in the background. Although fishing has been somewhat slower this winter than last on Lake of the Woods, anglers still are getting some nice fish. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)

  • Rick Francisco of Hermantown goes low to grab a walleye caught by Pete Cich of Alborn on Wednesday afternoon in a fishing shelter on Lake of the Woods near Baudette, Minn. Mark Helmer of Duluth fishes in the background. Although fishing has been somewhat slower this winter than last on Lake of the Woods, anglers still are getting some nice fish. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Jack Rendulich of Duluth had plenty to smile about after catching a nice walleye Wednesday afternoon on Lake of the Woods. Mark Helmer of Duluth fishes in the background. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Although the fishing on Lake of the Woods wasn’t fast on Wednesday, five anglers managed to put 15 walleyes and sauger in a pail by day’s end. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Some of the walleyes that started their day swimming in Lake of the Woods wound up in a frying pan that evening. Pete Cich of Alborn prepared a walleye dinner for his fellow anglers at his house on the Rainy River near Baudette, Minn. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Under the mid-morning sun, fish houses dot the surface of Lake of the Woods in January 2013. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Open wide: Pete Cich of Alborn uses needle-nose pliers to extract a lure from the jaws of a nice walleye that he caught Wednesday on Lake of the Woods. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • This walleye took a Demon jig Wednesday afternoon on Lake of the Woods. Jack Rendulich of Duluth caught the fish. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)
  • Pete Cich’s walleye lures for Lake of the Woods include Northland Whistler Jigs, Demon Jigs, Holie Angels and more. Many of them are glow-in-the-dark lures. (Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com)