Park Rapids teacher TJ Erickson reels in viewers with educational, entertaining fishing videos

Park Rapids teacher TJ Erickson reels in viewers with educational, entertaining fishing videos

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Like many youngsters growing up in northern Minnesota, TJ Erickson (Timothy James, in case you’re wondering) started fishing at an early age in his hometown of Roseau. At first, his dad was always there, and then with advancing independence as he aged, Erickson was one of those kids you see either walking or riding a bike toward a local fishing spot, toting a fishing pole in one hand and a tackle box in the other. “We grew u…