State anglers fishing on Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake during the 2026 open-water season that starts Saturday, May 9, will have a five-walleye possession limit, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed. This is
My strike indicator had just landed at the head of a deep riffle when it jerked suddenly. I set the hook and saw the flash of a trout belly under the clear water as my
Rising water and thinning ice push a St. Paul trapper to make the most of midwinter on Mississippi backwaters
Before retreating 14,000 to 10,000 years ago, glaciers covered nearly all of Minnesota except for the Driftless Area, in the southeastern corner of the state. Many Minnesota lakes were formed in depressions created by ice
During last month’s Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, some chatter erupted about whether the DNR should reconsider its equation for calculating walleye hooking mortality.
While the 2026 trout “harvest” opener for inland streams doesn’t commence until April 11, opportunities abound for stream-trout anglers over the next several weeks in southeast Minnesota.
The streams of the southeast Driftless Area
Representatives from the Legislative Citizens Commission on Minnesota Resources testified before the House and Senate last week on their annual funding recommendations. No vote was taken during the March 3, House Environment and Natural Resources
After another winter, anglers are chomping at the bit to fish open water again. With the cold we’ve had this season, ice is still covering some lakes across the Midwest, and may hold on for
Minnesota’s sportfishing organization – MN-FISH – will not support or oppose a statewide change in the state’s walleye harvest limit from 6 to 4.
The decision by the MN-FISH board to remain neutral reflects
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