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It’s been a lovely April. Lovely, that is, if you have lots of work to do. I have a rapidly approaching book deadline and piles of logs that must become firewood. The rain is incessant and the snow slow to melt, so the North Shore rivers are high and cold. It’s been easy to buckle […]

Field Editor St. Paul A citizens’ group that reviews DNR expenditures of monies derived from hunting and fishing license and stamp sales is seeking legislation to restructure its committees and have DNR budget oversight. The Game and Fish Fund Oversight Committee, created by the State Legislature several years ago in response to concerns that hunters

While these grant-in-aid trails closed to snowmobiles April 1, they’re always off-limits to ATVs. Much of the snowmobile trails is on private land, only open to snowmobiles during winter months. ATV riders can contact their local DNR Trails and Waterways office to find out about designated ATV trails in their area. Information also is available

Northern pike are often overlooked on opening weekend, as walleyes in Minnesota anyway are the coveted prize. But the hair-raising jolt of the strike and the strenuous battle that often ensues leave little doubt that the mighty northern pike is an exciting adversary. Opening weekend is probably one of the best times of the year

Sam Johnson, of DNR Trails and Waterways in Grand Rapids, has found refrigerators, stoves, building materials and other garbage in remote areas.

Contributing Editor If it weren’t for the muskie, a good case could be made for the smallmouth bass as the state fish. Smallies are native to more waters than muskies. Pound-for-pound, they fight as hard. And, unlike the toothy king of the Esox clan, smallmouths will hit just about anything just about any time, which

Chippewa River: From Glidden down to the Holcombe Flowage, the Chip is canoe water, with lots of logs, rocks and cut banks that hold bass, walleyes and muskies. Below Holcombe, it is big enough for motorboats all the way to the Mississippi. In its upper reaches, the Chip flows for miles through the Chequamegon National

Tim Brastrup, DNR area fisheries supervisor in Brainerd, said these people could be doing irreparable harm to water bodies. The fish species stocked may be incompatible with the fish community of the receiving water, he said. Worse yet, very small or the young of harmful exotic species could be introduced into the receiving water, creating

Tribal harvest accelerates Isle, Minn. While the snow and cold may have put an unexpected twist into the spring season, ice-out on most northern fisheries continues to progress. The shorelines of Lake Mille Lacs opened during the weekend, as strong winds pushed ice-out into high gear. “The small lakes in this area are wide open