Metro Area Fishing Report – August 24, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
August 24, 2025
The summer-ish patterns are still in full swing.
Fishing
An ode to a departed Minnesota conservationist: Jeff Broberg’s passion was for trout, and the waters in which they swim
Tori McCormick
August 22, 2025
I first met Jeff Broberg at a Minnesota DNR watershed confab and barbecue in southeastern Minnesota in the early 2000s. He was there representing the Minnesota Trout Association. He made a lasting impression.
Dropshot walleye tactics – video
Site Staff
August 21, 2025
Brian Brosdahl breaks down his system for dropshot fishing walleyes. He talks weights, jigs, dropper length, and how he likes to use it to catch more walleyes all season long.
Wave tracker buoys making Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods safer for anglers
Tim Spielman
August 21, 2025
It was an idea that Joe Henry had thought about, and talked about, for a while. Similar to technology used in the interest of boater safety on the Great Lakes, why couldn’t users of Minnesota’s
Mound City Council rejects lake improvement district on Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka
Natalie Ryder
August 21, 2025
After hours of public comments, the Mound City Council denied a request for Harrisons Bay to create a lake improvement district (LID) on Lake Minnetonka.
The decision was primarily the result of the council
Steve Carney: Expanded-use drop shots, and a waterfowl shot from North Dakota
Steve Carney
August 20, 2025
The drop-shot rig has been a mainstay for bass anglers for many years, and now we are finding out that walleyes and crappies love the rig as well. It has taken this angler about a
For Minnesota’s Lake Alice, a drawdown gone awry
DNR Report
August 20, 2025
The DNR reported Aug. 12 that Lake Alice, located in William O’Brien State Park, experienced a near total water level drawdown due to a mechanical issue with a valve in the 65-year-old water-control structure that
Minnesota Mixed Bag: State Fair gets underway on Thursday
Staff and News Reports
August 20, 2025
The 2025 Minnesota State Fair began Aug. 21 and continues through Labor Day, Sept. 1, with great weather in the forecast.
The DNR Building will offer a host of new exhibits and demonstrations this
Smoky conditions delay surveys, but the show goes on for Minnesota conservation officer pilots
Natalie Ryder
August 20, 2025
As smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed Minnesota multiple times this summer, it has affected some of the work of DNR Enforcement conservation officer pilots.
For example, some of the affected tasks were sketch
