Metro Area Fishing Report – April 19, 2026 – video
Matt Johnson
April 19, 2026
Don’t settle and be willing to move and cover water if needed.
Minnesota
Runnin’ Minnesota rivers for spring redhorse
Drew Geving
April 19, 2026
Redhorse are a group of native fish in the sucker family, and there are more than 20 different redhorse species in the United States. Truly a fish of moving waters, their torpedo-shaped bodies are designed
Mentoring new turkey hunters: It’s their hunt, not yours
Mark Strand
April 18, 2026
When taking a beginner on his or her first turkey hunt, you must fully focus on the new hunter.
It’s a bonus day in the woods for you, but you’re there to provide a
Steve Carney: Early spring conditions on Lake Traverse
Steve Carney
April 17, 2026
April and May on western Minnesota’s Lake Traverse is always a great option for multiple sportfish species well before the inland (May 9) fishing opener.
I have been fishing this fine lake for 35-plus
Minnesota conservation officer helps elderly woman deter nuisance black bear
Justin Runberg
April 17, 2026
A northern Minnesota conservation officer helped an elderly woman scare off a nuisance bear after it returned to her yard a day after his initial visit.
Ben Huener, who patrols the Baudette area, responded
Tips for taking advantage of Minnesota’s new catch-and-release bass season
Tim Lesmeister
April 17, 2026
Anyone who knows me knows that, for years, I have been lobbying for a bass season that doesn’t close. It finally happened in Minnesota, and now we can target largemouth and smallmouth bass any time
Minnesota DNR finalizes new long range muskie plan
DNR Report
April 16, 2026
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finalized its multi-year effort to update the state’s long-range plan for muskellunge. The plan will be used to guide muskie management in Minnesota through 2040.
The plan
In 50-49 vote, U.S. Senate ends copper-nickel mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Staff Report
April 16, 2026
A months-long effort by Minnesota and national conservationists to protect the Boundary Waters watershed failed Thursday morning when the U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to pass House Joint Resolution 140. The bill now goes to President
Minnesota bear numbers growing outside of their natural range
Tori McCormick
April 16, 2026
Minnesota’s resident megafauna – the black bear – is one of the state’s great conservation success stories during the past several decades, its population expanding both in numbers and geographically.
Today, the state’s
