MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It's practically an official holiday in Minnesota. Around 500,000 anglers are expected to hit the water as the walleye season opens in the Land of 10,000 lakes this weekend.
Lake Vermilion is hosting Saturday's 68th annual Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener, headquartered at Fortune Bay Casino in Tower. Local guide Tim ''Buck'' Lescarbeau will try to ensure that Gov. Mark Dayton doesn't get skunked like he did last year on Gull Lake.
Dayton could also squeeze in some politicking. He's due to fish with Democratic Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk and Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt.
Saturday's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and highs in the 60s across much of the state, with 50s in the far north. The National Weather Service says wet weather will return Sunday.