Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – August 19, 2025
Site Staff
August 19, 2025
Big numbers of walleyes are holding over the deep mud basin in 31–34 feet of water. Anglers are finding success with two main techniques.
Minnesota
Study of Minnesota’s Leech Lake muskies: All about movement in year one, with mortality data to come
Natalie Ryder
August 19, 2025
Growing up in the area and fishing Leech Lake, especially for muskies, it was a no-brainer for Baylor Short to tackle a Leech Lake muskie study coordinated by MN-Fish, the Minnesota DNR, and Bemidji State
Video question from Minnesota’s Game Fair: Who introduced you to the outdoors?
Ron Hustvedt, Jr.
August 19, 2025
Outdoor News was at the final weekend of the 2025 Game Fair in Ramsey, Minn., where we asked those in attendance, “Who is someone you’d like to thank for introducing you to the outdoors, and
Researchers discover 62-year-old ‘Mary Catherine’ — the oldest known lake trout in the Great Lakes
Shawn Sitar / Fisheries research biologist
August 19, 2025
The oldest known lake trout in the Great Lakes, 62 years old at the time of capture, recently was documented by researchers at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Marquette Fisheries Research Station.
Walleye limit increases from 2 to 3 on Aug. 23 on Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs
DNR Report
August 19, 2025
The walleye limit on Lake Mille Lacs will increase from two to three beginning Saturday, Aug. 23, and continuing through Sunday, Nov. 30. The size limit — which allows anglers to harvest fish 17 inches
DNR urges Minnesota hunters to not shoot ear-tagged, radio-collared research bears
DNR Report
August 19, 2025
The Minnesota bear hunting season opens Monday, Sept. 1, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is once again asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. These bears have large, colorful ear tags and
Nature Smart: The fascinating fireflies of summer
Stan Tekiela
August 18, 2025
The long evenings of summer bring out many interesting insects that we don’t find any other time of year. I was thinking about this last night, just before sunset while I was in my backyard
Backyard and Beyond: Summer’s pace slows
Val Cunningham
August 18, 2025
This is the sweetest time of year for many creatures. The hectic breeding season is just about finished, and life is slowing down a bit.
The living is easier in the second half of
Why such a love for dove hunting? The reasons are many
Tori McCormick
August 18, 2025
I couldn’t believe my eyes. Neither could my young, spry, and overly eager black Lab, whose long, powerful tail was fanning the matted grass next to me like a windshield wiper gone wild, his eyes
