
Jigging down for crappies and sunfish – video
Drop your jig a couple of feet below the ice and then hold the line and slowly drop the line and jig another 10 to 12 inches at a time to draw crappies and sunfish.

Drop your jig a couple of feet below the ice and then hold the line and slowly drop the line and jig another 10 to 12 inches at a time to draw crappies and sunfish.

The Minnesota House of Representatives convened for the first time on Thursday, Feb. 6, after Republicans and DFLers reached a power-sharing agreement.
They didn’t waste time once they arrived: More than 300 bills hit

While hard-water anglers are reveling this season with the opportunity to fish on thick, clear ice, the clarity and a relative lack of snow have turned some lakes into “greenhouses,” allowing aquatic plants to more

The Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee, the new iteration of the Minnesota DNR’s citizen oversight committees, met for the first time on Monday, Feb. 3, for a kickoff.
“We built momentum in the first

Most ice anglers these days are “flasher” people while on the ice. We’ve spent countless hours learning the good and bad of using flashers to mark fish, and we’ve become mostly comfortable with their use.<br

Three individuals and two organizations will be enshrined by the Fishing Hall of Fame of Minnesota in 2025. Inductees in the Individual Legends category are Jimmy Bell, Don Pursch, and Jon Thelen. In addition, Nesheim

The Duluth Sport Show, featuring the latest in boats, RVs, travel destinations, hunting and fishing gear, and other fun and educational features, comes to the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center beginning Thursday and continuing through Sunday.

The Minnesota DNR is asking for the public to comment on proposed rules about fishing methods that, if adopted, would go into effect in March of 2026.

Even though the game-fish bite is usually slowing, the panfish bite is heating up. For late-season walleyes, I suggest downsizing to the smallest spoon possible.
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