
Fishing tips: How to prepare for a new-to-you lake
Research lake and river maps, review your GPS, prepare your tackle, and explore the DNR and other pertinent websites, so you can hit the water ready to fish.

Research lake and river maps, review your GPS, prepare your tackle, and explore the DNR and other pertinent websites, so you can hit the water ready to fish.

Small-game hunting license sales in Minnesota decline for seventh year in a row in 2014

Brood survey results similar to 2011, when hunters killed 1.56 million pheasants

So far the journey to bow season has been one filled with fun, frustration, and firsts.
LAKE MILLE LACS Smallmouth bass can be had on the rock reefs with slip bobbers and leeches, tube jigs, or crankbaits. The wind has limited muskie anglers from fishing effectively, but some pike continue to
NORTHEAST METRO Spinnerbaits or sucker minnows are producing pike and bass on Lake Phalen. Work the weedlines of Big Carnelian Lake, Square Lake, and White Bear Lake for largemouth bass and the St. Croix River

DNR surveys will determine if ice fishing for walleyes is a possibility
ALEXANDRIA AREA Crawlers or minnows are producing a few walleyes in 12 to 18 feet on Lake Miltona and Reno Lake – some fish are hitting crankbaits in shallower water at night. Crappie reports remain
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) reports assistance was given to Roseau County Sheriff’s Office with a drug bust. CO Jeremy Woinarowicz (Thief River Falls) attended annual training at Camp Ripley. Bear
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