Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – May 13, 2025
The lake trout bite has been solid, with good action in 70-120 feet of water.
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May 13, 2025
Minnesota fishing opener was grade A for the weather; fishing, too, in many cases
Unless you’re convinced that to properly catch walleyes in Minnesota, clouds must fill the sky – perhaps offering a light spitting of rain – and waves must rock your craft, you had to thoroughly enjoy the 2025 version of the state’s fishing opener.
By afternoon last Saturday, temperatures in the 70s dotted nearly the entire state, sunny conditions prevailed, a light wind gently tossed about the boats of anglers, and, in most cases, walleyes were biting … of course, with some exceptions. Opening-day anglers on Upper Red Lake were likely some of the most appreciative of the conditions.
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Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on May 13, 2025
Shallow water and minnows have been key for early season walleyes. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on May 13, 2025.
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Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – May 13, 2025
The go-to method was a jig and a minnow over the side of the boat while anchored up or spot-locked.
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Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump’s push to deregulate
Virginia Olsen has pulled lobsters from Maine’s chilly Atlantic waters for decades while watching threats to the state’s lifeblood industry mount.
Trade imbalances with Canada, tight regulations on fisheries and offshore wind farms towering like skyscrapers on open water pose three of those threats, said Olsen, part of the fifth generation in her family to make a living in the lobster trade. That’s why she was encouraged last month when President Donald Trump signed an executive order that promises to restore American fisheries to their former glory.
Muskies, saugeyes keep steady in Lake Carlton in Illinois’ Whiteside County
The catch rate for muskies during DNR’s 2024 netting survey of Lake Carlton was down compared to previous years, as was the average size of the fish – 35 inches in 2023 to 32 inches last year.
But a consistent stocking program and an overall healthy population has DNR confident the small 77-acre lake will continue to develop as a muskie hotspot in Whiteside County.
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Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the May 16, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Wild mallard ducklings are not for sale
Illinois cuffs and collars are field reports from Illinois CPOs. These reports are from the May 16, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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Sonar helps track down giant invasive carp as fisherman breaks his own Oklahoma record
In 2023, Baker set the Oklahoma state record for a bighead carp catch. That one also weighed 118 pounds, just 10 ounces lighter than the carp he snagged on April 26. Despite breaking his own record, Baker’s latest bighead carp is still a few pounds shy of the world record.
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