Metro Area Fishing Report – July 20, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
July 20, 2025
The key word this week – adapt.
Minnesota
Bigger-than-average pike are in Minnesota waters, but they aren’t easy to find or catch
Staff Report
July 19, 2025
It wasn’t long ago when if you walked into a mom-and-pop bait shop in the Upper Midwest, you’d see a plus-sized northern pike mounted on the wall. A faded, stuffed pike was almost as ubiquitous
A pup’s good joint health is a life-long commitment
Tori McCormick
July 18, 2025
The arthritis in the front right elbow of my late black Lab developed slowly, then seemingly all at once.
Buddy was nearly 9 years old, a seasoned waterfowl and upland hunter with countless days
Outdoor Insights: Shining some light on the ‘Make America Beautiful Again Commission’
Rob Drieslein
July 18, 2025
In the middle of public lands and roadless rules debates, another announcement slipped past the nation’s outdoors media earlier this month. On Thursday, July 3, the Trump administration issued an executive order establishing a Make
Want to travel far and fish well? Tips for packing light in canoe country
Matthew Schultz
July 17, 2025
From my first Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness trip when I was in fifth grade to my latest, there have been two constants that seem to be inescapable: I will never find peace or enjoyment
Seven Asian carp netted from Minnesota’s Root River
Natalie Ryder
July 17, 2025
After U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists tracked 10 tagged grass and silver carp to the Mississippi River’s Pool 8 near La Crosse, Wis., the Minnesota and Wisconsin departments of natural resources snapped into action
Commentary: Record number of canceled permits again highlights annual Boundary Waters visitor report
Joe Friedrichs
July 17, 2025
Once again, more people canceled permits to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness last year than ever before, according to a new report from the U.S. Forest Service.
Cancellations of BWCAW permits reached an
Minnesota’s North Center Lake under pressure, but panfish still thrive in this Chisago County water
Glen Schmitt
July 16, 2025
The best way to describe North Center Lake in Chisago County might be as such: It’s a fishery that holds a little bit of everything and one that always seems to have something biting.
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Smoke from Canadian fires shuts down flights
Staff Report
July 16, 2025
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the July 18, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
