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April 2, 2025

Minnesota’s April trout opener creates a buzz in the southeast

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The traditional April stream trout “harvest” opener – April 12 this year – will never have the pomp and circumstance and mass appeal of Minnesota’s May walleye opener. But for the anglers who cast worms, lures, and flies into southeastern Minnesota’s winding waterways where trout lurk in abundance, they really don’t care. For many, it’s the only fishing opener that matters.
“Having a designated opener for the harvest season is a great thing for this region,” said Vaughn Snook, Minnesota DNR assistant area fisheries supervisor in Lanesboro.

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Expert anglers share their favorite stream trout lures that go beyond flies

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If you spend enough time on a trout stream chasing browns, rainbows or brookies, you’ll inevitably come across three different types of trout fishermen.
There are those who cast flies, those who dunk worms and those who spin lures, the latter of whom are often obsessively on the prowl for big, burly trout, regardless of the size of stream they’re fishing. Like any other angler, lure-centric trout anglers have their favorite offerings, which can change based on several variables.

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Dean Bortz: A little more on Henry Repeating Arms’ move to Wisconsin

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I ran out of room to stuff all of my Henry Repeating Arms information into this news story, so I’m going to use up the rest of it here. I had a great chat with Henry’s Daniel Clayton-Luce, covering a lot of ground on Henry history in Wisconsin and the recent surge in interest in lever-action rifles.
Let’s dive in.

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New study says pollinator seed mixes may fall short when it comes to early-flowering plants

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A new Prairie Research Institute study found that many commercial seed mixes used to conserve and restore prairies may not have enough diversity or spring flowering plants to fully support pollinators.
“Imagine being an insect and waking up in the spring. You’re metabolically stressed and you go to a habitat made just for you, but there’s no food available for two months,” said Jack Zinnen, a wetland plant ecologist and lead author on the study.

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Programs protect New York’s Hudson Valley eels and amphibians

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that along the Hudson River estuary, teachers, students, and volunteers are venturing into tributary streams to participate in ongoing research on migrating juvenile American eels (Anguilla rostrata).
Now in its 18th year, the project was initiated by DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program and the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve to gather data for multi-state management plans for eel conservation.

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Study could help agencies manage post-EHD deer herd

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At the end of most summers, Illinois squirrel hunters and deer hunters scouting locations for the upcoming bow season often find carcasses of whitetails that have fallen victim to Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD).
A couple of unanswered  questions about EHD, a virus transmitted by biting midges, is how the deer herd recovers from severe outbreaks? And how can state wildlife agencies like DNR manage the herd through the disease by adjusting deer season regulations?

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