Sharpshooting walleyes with plastics – June 1, 2026 – video
Tony Roach
June 2, 2026
The key element is using the right jig at the right time.
Fishing
Metro Area Fishing Report – June 1, 2026 – video
Matt Johnson
June 1, 2026
A lot of changes this past week but things are looking good.
Smallmouth are a signature species in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, but didn’t swim there a century ago
Mark Neuzil
June 1, 2026
Smallmouth bass are the most popular sportfish in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, possibly trailing only the walleye in time, money, and legend among today’s anglers. But this wasn’t always the case.
As
C.B. Bylander: Minnesota shifting to a smarter approach to walleye stocking
C.B. Bylander
May 29, 2026
I don’t know how good walleye fishing was back in the 1880s.
But I do know Minnesotans believed it should be better. I say this because by 1887 – just 29 years after statehood
Here’s how to ethically catch spawning-time bass
Tim Lesmeister
May 29, 2026
In Minnesota, largemouth and smallmouth bass typically move onto their beds when water temperatures reach between 55 and 70 degrees. Smallmouth are earlier than largemouth bass but on lakes that have both species you don’t
Commentary: After Boundary Waters vote, no public lands are off-limits
Land Tawney
May 28, 2026
When Congress voted last month to overturn the 20-year minerals withdrawal conserving the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hunters and anglers across the country took notice – and not just because the
Steve Carney: Fine tuning your late-spring minnow choices
Steve Carney
May 27, 2026
So far the 2026 open-water fishing season in Minnesota has been a minnow affair.
Minnows right now are producing much better than leeches or crawlers, and this trend usually continues well into June. Most
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Gooseberry Falls State Park wins national reader’s choice honor
Staff and News Reports
May 27, 2026
Gooseberry Falls State Park took first place in voting for best state park in the USA Today 10BEST Reader’s Choice Awards. Over four weeks, people throughout the U.S. voted on the 20 best state park
Minnesota DNR, license agents prepare for June 9 launch of electronic licensing system
Justin Runberg
May 27, 2026
Bait shop owners and license agents in Minnesota are preparing for a June 9 release of the new Electronic Licensing System, but some retailers had criticisms of equipment costs following recent training webinars.
During
