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Mark Walters For Agri-View
May 9, 2026
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A 19.5-inch brown trout gives a heck of a fight.

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Red loves to trout-fish!

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Much of the Clam River in Burnett County, Wisconsin, flows through public land and is absolutely loaded with wildlife.

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Mark Walters lives near Necedah, Wisconsin. An outdoor-adventures writer since 1989, he enjoys hobby farming, adventure and anything outdoors. "If I wasn't earning a living as a writer I would want to be a beef farmer," he says. Email sunsetoutdoors@tds.net to reach him.