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Walleye bite is on

Ron Wacker, left, of St. John Neumann in Eagan keeps fresh fillets coming during the parish Walleye Fry March 10. Cheering him on are Father Josh Salonek, center, parochial vicar of St. John Neumann, and fellow volunteer Paul Epstein, a member of the Knights of Columbus Faithful Shepherd Council in Eagan and a St. John Neumann parishioner. Wacker also belongs to the Dakota County Elks, which supplies the walleye plus volunteers to help with cooking. Mark Joerger, parish business administrator, said it’s the first time the parish has done a fish fry in person since before the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020. “We’ve got a great partnership between St. John Neumann, the Elks and Knights of Columbus,” he said. “We’re the only Walleye Fry in all of the archdiocese. And, it’s become known and it’s being followed. We’ll have people waiting half an hour before we open, sitting outside the door just waiting in chairs.” St. John Neumann has two more Walleye Frys, March 24 and 31.