Back in 2003, Brad Yaritz of White Bear Lake read a magazine article about loons dying after eating lead. From fishing tackle. “That really stuck with me, for years,” said Yaritz, who at the time had ...
CROSSLAKE, Minn. — Lindy Legendary Fishing Tackle has become the first major U.S. fishing tackle manufacturer to pledge to get the lead out of its products within three years, signing an agreement ...
In Crosslake, governor’s fishing opener spotlights lethal impact of lead tackle to Minnesota’s loons
Ron Kiffmeyer, a consultant for fishing tackle manufacturer Lindy, displays some lead-free jigs and lures at his Breezy Point home. Lindy is the first tackle manufacturer to sign the National Loon ...
Supporters of legislation that would ban small lead fishing jigs and weights in Minnesota say it will prevent needless loon deaths due to lead poisoning. Opponents say that nontoxic alternatives to ...
MINNEAPOLIS — With the Minnesota fishing opener just a week away, the state is once again pleading with anglers to get the lead out of their tackle boxes for the health and safety of loons, swans and ...
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