Fishing tips: where to start searching for early season walleyes
Site Staff
May 3, 2019
Don’t just fish memories when locating fish; use your electronics and search according to lake and weather conditions.
Opinion
The awesome dilemma of choosing a favorite freshwater fishery
Tim Lesmeister
April 30, 2019
Many personal factors determine whether a fishery ranks as a “favorite” for an individual, and that’s what makes exploring new waters so fun.
Useful knots for thriving and surviving in the out-of-doors
Ron Hustvedt
April 26, 2019
A Minnesota DNR expert shows how to master six essential knots for fishing, boating, hunting, and camping.
Open-water walleye tips for the opener
Site Staff
April 26, 2019
Monitor water temperatures closely and bring live bait, especially leeches and shiners, to connect with Minnesota’s favorite sportfish on May 11 and beyond.
An obvious dating clue: pelican horns
Sharon Stiteler
April 24, 2019
You’ll see migrating American white pelicans sporting longer feathers and a growth on their beaks.
Spring fever: Off-hours prime tom turkey time
Tony Peterson
April 22, 2019
We all love sunrise fly-down, but the best hunting hours to call in a boss gobbler often occur with the sun high in the sky.
Lessons in recognizing a popular upland forest dweller: ruffed grouse
Sharon Stiteler
April 15, 2019
If someone tries to convince you ruffed grouse are chirping from an urban wetland in April or May (or anytime), they’re probably wrong.
Why do I like pike? Let me count the ways
Tim Lesmeister
April 12, 2019
With northern pike fishing seasons already open on border waters and Minnesota’s inland waters angling opener just four weeks away, the author praises the “other white meat.”
Better turkey timing via trail cameras
Tony Peterson
April 11, 2019
Employing a simply trail-cam strategy can improve planning for your first spring gobbler hunt.
