
Oak Duke: Hooked on fishing, quite literally
Some of us who fish may not like to admit it when we get caught by our own hooks.
Embarrassing, but we are not alone. According to national medical statistics, well over a million
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Some of us who fish may not like to admit it when we get caught by our own hooks.
Embarrassing, but we are not alone. According to national medical statistics, well over a million

Flying over Minnesota lakes, conservation officer pilots help ensure accurate data collection for creel surveys on some of the state’s most popular waterways.
Brianna Shaw, a Minnesota state conservation officer pilot, is a newer

Got out for a morning of fishing on Pool 5A of the Mississippi River in Minnesota last Saturday with my dad and three of my kids.
Angling started slow, then for a solid 20

It’s time to clean up a couple of issues that I still have open and brewing.
Issue No. 1 – I am receiving mail from readers asking me whether or not I had received

The near-record bonding bill, $1.24 billion, passed by the 2026 Minnesota Legislature included “big wins” for state anglers, according to staffers from MN-Fish, a non-profit fishing advocacy organization, who worked the session.
Leading the

Ever get cussed out, harangued, and blasphemed for catching a muskellunge?
That happened to yours truly on a very cold, windy night in mid-May while fishing with my son, Daniel, and granddaughter, Charlotte, age

I’m always amazed at the fact that more people don’t utilize the Erie Canal for the outdoor resources that this over 200-year-old waterway possesses.
The canal itself stretches from Buffalo to Albany for 351

It has been my pleasure over the decades to guide for many families, and I always have a great time teaching youngsters the art of angling. Most of the young people are grandchildren of the

The Minnesota DNR has begun searching for a new fisheries section manager as Brad Parsons prepares to retire this fall.
After 40 years with the DNR, including the past eight as fisheries section manager,
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