Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
April 9, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the April 11, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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Minnesota DNR seeks comments on Lake Superior plans
DNR Report
April 9, 2025
The Minnesota DNR is taking public comment on a proposal that would adjust trout season dates for Lake Superior anglers and allow more harvest of Atlantic salmon.
The proposed rule revisions would change the
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Try to avoid anxiety leading up to opener
Matt Treno
April 9, 2025
Walleye opener in Minnesota (May 10) can be both fun and stressful. While it may be helpful to run through gear beforehand, most anglers in Minnesota don’t have a chance or it never seems like
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on April 9, 2025
Staff Report
April 9, 2025
Cool week sustains ice, limits open-water slab bite. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on April 9, 2025.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Stream trout fishing opens Saturday
Staff and News Reports
April 9, 2025
Minnesota’s popular stream trout season opens Saturday, April 12, with quality fishing opportunities in every region of the state. Brook trout and splake fishing also open April 12 on Lake Superior and its tributary streams.
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Some thoughts on crossbows in response to Bob Zink piece
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
April 9, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 11, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Outdoor Insights: Rare coaster brook trout discovered spawning in Minnesota waters of Lake Superior
Rob Drieslein
April 9, 2025
Back in 1997, Outdoor News columnist Shawn Perich wrote a piece about efforts by the Grand Portage Band to restore brook trout to Lake Superior tributaries. The piece included a photo of Rick Novitsky, the
Proposal would alter south zone duck season in Minnesota
Tori McCormick
April 9, 2025
A Minnesota DNR proposal that would increase late-season duck-hunting opportunities in the state’s south zone this fall is pending approval by the DNR commissioner’s office.
Under the proposal, the 2025 60-day duck season in
Continuous bass season, shotgun zone on the table as deadline nears in Minnesota
Natalie Ryder
April 9, 2025
Leading up to the omnibus package deadline of Friday, April 11, the Minnesota House Environment and Natural Resource Finance and Policy Committee had heard many bills to potentially include.
During the past two weeks,
