The Minnesota Fishing Guide

FISHING EXPERIENCE: Doug has been fishing over 35 years for all types of fish from walleyes, northern pike, musky, crappies, panfish, everything right up thru smelt, suckers and roughfish. He has been on several tv shows for fishing. He has been in newspapers, magazines and many websites. Just do a search online and you will see that he has been promoting fishing for years. His love of fishing and sharing it with others shows.

Doug is the current all time points leader for the Minnesota Multispecies Tournament Series (MMTS). MMTS is entering it's 10th year and he is the defending champion again. He has been in the top five every year and won the overall title several times. And his bass team is the Duluth Area Bass League 2008 Champion with many 5 bass limits over 17 pounds in 3.5 hour events, still holding most league records.

He has fished over a 150 tournaments for bass, walleyes, multispecies, crappies, catfish, and won many. These tournamants include events by the Ultimate Angler Bass, World Walleye Association (WWA), North American Walleye Association (NAWA), ALS Walleye Contest, Congress Walleye Tournament, MLS Walleye Contest, Duluth Area Bass League, Duluth Area Fishing League, Cloquet Area Fishing League, Angler Insider Bass League, the Minnesota Multispecies Tournament Series and many others.

Doug qualified and fished the Minnesota BASS Federation Nation Tournament of Champions in 2009. By the end of the 2009 season Doug's team won the Ultimate Angler Challenge BASS Club, becoming the 2009 Club Champions, qualifying them for the 2010 Tournament of Champions. His first year in B.A.S.S. went quite well.

He is a current line class holder for Largemouth Bass in Minnesota for two line classes.

Co-founder of the Ultimate Angler Challenge Series. www.ultimateanglerchallenge.com Co-founder of the Minnesota Multispecies Tournament Series, www.multispecies.com. Founder of Fishing Webmaster, LLC. www.fishingwebmaster.com Founder of Fishing Tutor and Family Fishing Guides. And many other fishing related activities and businesses.

PERSONAL BESTS: Many Largemouth Bass over 5 pounds, Hybrid (Tiger) Muskie over 40 inches, Muskie over 49 inches (on 4# test), Smallmouth Bass over 20 inches (including a personal best of 23.5" smallie), Black Crappie over 15 inches, and literally thousands of fish caught per year. Many days of over 100 fish.

Many of my best days were not fishing for big fish, but helping someone else set a personal best. Be it a 16 inch walleye or non-stop panfish action and lots of nice sized northern pike, these are the best days and I have many pictures of people that have done it. Everyone is wearing a big smile. That's AWESOME.. Remember, any day fishing is a great day.

Multispecies Fishing winners - Doug Pirila and Ed Forrestal

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Doug loves fishing for big crappies and lots of them too. Crappies are a great fish for families and kids.

Family fishing guide with nice Smallmouth Bass on a northern Minnesota lake. Multispecies fishing guide.
Fishing big smallmouth bass on northern Minnesota lake.

Family fishing guide with 5 pound largemouth bass on small northern Minnesota lake.
5 pound Largemouth Bass caught on a small northern Minnesota lake.

Currently guiding the Duluth Minnesota area including: Proctor, Cloquet, Carlton, Hermantown, Moose Lake, Barnum and Duluth lakes. Doug lives in Proctor Minnesota, just minutes from fishing opportunities and is out fishing all the lakes and competitions to keep on top of the fishing. So if you're in the Duluth area and want a Fishing Guide, just drop him an email.

Minnesota fishing guide for Crappies, Panfish, Northern Pike, Bass, Catfish, Walleyes, Muskies and Multispecies. Fishing Fish Lake Reservoir, Swan Lake, Upper St. Louis River, Lake Vermilion, Big Sandy Lake, and many others.