With the hunting opener then in full effect, it should come as no surprise that Minnesotans are starting to reel in great catches, but this one was quite unique.
According to Beth Borgen-Lindberg, she was in a car driving north on Highway 169 when an 18-inch walleye immediately landed on their car.
Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the windscreen received some significant damage.
According to Borgen-Lindberg, an owl had dropped the fish onto their car, providing them a special prize get for the opening weekend, scoring the walleye without using any standard fishing gear.
While very the catch, the DNR told Borgen-Lindberg they may have a special permit to keep it because walleye are out of time.
Also, she called it the “best catch of the opening weekend. ”