GRANITE FALLS, Minnesota, April 11, 2024 - On the next Prairie Sportsman, Host Bret Amundson joins a friend on an annual trip to Lake of the Woods and researchers track spiny waterfleas. “Tradition on the Water and Spiny Waterfleas” airs Sunday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. on Pioneer PBS. Check local listings and our showtimes landing page for air dates and times on other PBS stations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Wyoming. Starting on Sunday, April 21, the episode will also be available online at www.pioneer.org/prairiesportsman and www.youtube.com/@PrairieSportsman.
In “Friends in L.O.W. Places,” host Bret Amundson visits a group of retired 3M coworkers, who are longtime fishing friends, on an annual angling trip to Lake of the Woods. The group reflects on a tradition that started in the 1980s while they enjoy fishing for Lake of the Woods walleyes.
The next segment, “Spiny Invaders,” shows how spiny waterfleas are interrupting the aquatic food web in some of Minnesota’s most popular walleye lakes. The invasive zooplankton has been found in 23 of the state’s inland lakes since they first arrived in the 1990s through the Great Lakes shipping industry. Lakes where spiny waterfleas have been found are posted with warning signs to stop their spread.
People in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area are able to livestream this episode at www.pioneer.org/live. This episode will rebroadcast the following Monday at 12:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Prairie Sportsman can be viewed online at www.pioneer.org/prairiesportsman, video.pioneer.org/show/prairie-sportsman/, and at www.youtube.com/@PrairieSportsman.
About Prairie Sportsman
Produced by Pioneer PBS, Prairie Sportsman is an Emmy-awarded series that celebrates love of the outdoors by featuring topics on hunting, fishing and recreation, while promoting environmental stewardship. Prairie Sportsman’s team is Dylan Curfman, producer, videographer and editor; Bret Amundson, host and editor; Cindy Dorn, writer and producer; Cera Cordova, videographer and editor; and Dan Amundson, videographer and editor. The 2024 season is made possible by funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Shalom Hill Farm, Live Wide Open, Western Minnesota Prairie Waters and members of Pioneer PBS.
About Pioneer PBS
Established in 1966, Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing stories from rural Minnesota with the world. Pioneer PBS is headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota, with towers in Appleton, Worthington and Fergus Falls. Pioneer PBS reaches more than a million people in rural areas and small towns in western Minnesota, the eastern Dakotas and northern Iowa. Pioneer PBS is honored to be your television station—the only station in western Minnesota telling your stories and raising your voices into the media landscape. For more information visit pioneer.org or call 800-726-3178.
