Spring open-water crappie plastics – focusing on minnow-style baits – video
Matt Johnson
April 2, 2025
Three options I’ve done well with recently and the progression on how/when I use them.
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Metro Area Fishing Report – March 30, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
April 2, 2025
Had the boat in the water a bit this past week and it felt good. Cold weather returned (and looks to be lingering) so we will see how this next week goes.
Discussion on forward-facing sonar, walleye limit among hot topics at MN-FISH summit
Natalie Ryder
April 2, 2025
On Thursday, March 27, about 200 anglers from across Minnesota attended the MN-FISH Summit in Grand Rapids to hear from industry experts on various topics.
MN-FISH President Ron Schara and Tom Neustrom, an officer
Minnesota’s April trout opener creates a buzz in the southeast
Tori McCormick
April 2, 2025
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,
Expert anglers share their favorite stream trout lures that go beyond flies
Tori McCormick
April 2, 2025
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
DNR sets 2025 open water walleye limit on Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake
DNR Report
March 31, 2025
Anglers fishing on Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake during the 2025 open-water season that starts on May 10 will have a five-walleye possession limit, with only one walleye over 17 inches allowed.
“Upper Red Lake
Steve McComas: March madness happens in Minnesota lakes
Steve McComas
March 30, 2025
March is a big month for college basketball tournament action. Turns out, Minnesota lakes have their own action on a number of levels as well.
Here are some key lake matchups to keep an
For travelers to Canada, tariff plan announced in early March is off
Tim Spielman
March 28, 2025
Anglers and other travelers to Canadian provinces who were fretting at the prospect of delays and added costs upon reaching border crossings, can, for now, breathe easier.
On Thursday, March 27, Ontario resorters and
Bait shortage continues to batter Minnesota’s fishing industry
Natalie Ryder
March 28, 2025
Again, this year, many bait and tackle shops’ shiner supplies dried up early in the Minnesota ice-fishing season.
“It was kind of a rough winter. There wasn’t much for shiners after the end of
