Metro Area Fishing Report – July 27, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
July 27, 2025
A change in conditions and weather and fishing patterns, with some unique nuances to the bite.
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Recapping what North Dakota’s 2025 legislative session meant for the outdoors
Doug Leier
July 24, 2025
One often overlooked area in North Dakota’s outdoors is the recently completed legislative session. Game and Fish Department Director Jeb Williams, deputy Director Scott Peterson, along with division chiefs and expert staff worked diligently for
Commentary: U.S. House considering ‘dirty water’ bill to strip away key Clean Water Act protections
Matt Doll / Minnesota Environmental Partnership
July 24, 2025
Recent polling shows that while Minnesotans have their share of political disagreements, those disagreements largely end, in a sense, at the water’s edge.
A whopping 86% of Minnesotans reached in a March opinion poll
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Watch the bobber with water temps rising
Dan Eigen
July 23, 2025
Water temps are up, weeds are up, and the bobbers are going down! Most of our guides are going the way of bobber and leech/nightcrawler for walleyes. Find some nice weeds and set your bobber
Steve Carney: It’s OK to acknowledge the hatch of the bugs will win
Steve Carney
July 23, 2025
One of the most frequent questions I get from anglers is how to deal with bug hatches. Bug hatches on our natural lakes are good things. This means the ecosystem is working according to plan.
Bounty program for invasive carp species expands to 27 states
Tim Bunton
July 23, 2025
The black carp bounty program that has paid Illinois anglers who catch and report the invasive species has expanded to several other states.
Now called “Keep, Cool, Call,” the effort offers $100 to anglers
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – July 22, 2025
Site Staff
July 22, 2025
As expected this time of year, most anglers are now pulling spinners with crawlers or trolling crankbaits, two proven techniques that are putting good numbers of walleyes and saugers in the boat.
Swimbaits for bass and walleyes – video
Terry Tuma
July 21, 2025
“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests using a smaller bait when fishing in colder water and when there is a lot of fishing pressure. Use a larger swimbait when fish are more active.
Metro Area Fishing Report – July 20, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
July 20, 2025
The key word this week – adapt.
