Spring open-water crappie plastics – focusing on minnow-style baits – video
Matt Johnson
April 2, 2025
Three options I’ve done well with recently and the progression on how/when I use them.
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Metro Area Fishing Report – March 30, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
April 2, 2025
Had the boat in the water a bit this past week and it felt good. Cold weather returned (and looks to be lingering) so we will see how this next week goes.
Discussion on forward-facing sonar, walleye limit among hot topics at MN-FISH summit
Natalie Ryder
April 2, 2025
On Thursday, March 27, about 200 anglers from across Minnesota attended the MN-FISH Summit in Grand Rapids to hear from industry experts on various topics.
MN-FISH President Ron Schara and Tom Neustrom, an officer
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Shotgun zone elimination bill in state House exempts Olmsted, Dodge counties
Staff and News Reports
April 2, 2025
On Tuesday. April 1, the House Environment and Natural Resource Finance and Policy Committee laid over, for potential inclusion in an omnibus bill, H.F. 623, the bill that would eliminate the state’s shotgun zone for
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Crossbows are good for the sport
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
April 2, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 4, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Minnesota’s April trout opener creates a buzz in the southeast
Tori McCormick
April 2, 2025
The traditional April stream trout “harvest” opener – April 12 this year – will never have the pomp and circumstance and mass appeal of Minnesota’s May walleye opener. But for the anglers who cast worms,
Expert anglers share their favorite stream trout lures that go beyond flies
Tori McCormick
April 2, 2025
If you spend enough time on a trout stream chasing browns, rainbows or brookies, you’ll inevitably come across three different types of trout fishermen.
There are those who cast flies, those who dunk worms
New study says pollinator seed mixes may fall short when it comes to early-flowering plants
Lisa Sheppard
April 2, 2025
A new Prairie Research Institute study found that many commercial seed mixes used to conserve and restore prairies may not have enough diversity or spring flowering plants to fully support pollinators.
“Imagine being an
Minnesota budget plan cuts one-third of payments in lieu of taxes
Natalie Ryder
April 1, 2025
Looking down the barrel of an even larger budget deficit than originally projected in the fall of 2024, Gov. Tim Walz revised his initial budget proposal by carving more out of pockets in a new
