Iowa’s statewide fishing report on March 13, 2025
DNR Report
March 13, 2025
Here’s a look at the Iowa fishing report from across the state on March 13, 2025.
Minnesota
North Dakota hatcheries help drive the state’s fisheries
Doug Leier
March 13, 2025
Years ago in grade school we took a field trip to Valley City National Fish Hatchery. Even now, I don’t think I fully appreciated what was right in our own backyard. I know back then
DNR sets walleye regulations for the 2025 open-water season on Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs
Staff Report
March 13, 2025
The Minnesota DNR announced on Thursday that anglers on Lake Mille Lacs will be able to harvest two walleye daily during the upcoming open water season, which begins on May 10 and continues through Nov.
Minnesota’s Little Jessie Lake in Itasca County is worth the stop for smallmouth
Glen Schmitt
March 13, 2025
There are a lot of lakes in Itasca County, so a system such as Little Jessie Lake near Deer River often gets lost in the shuffle. But the lack of angler attention to Little Jessie
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: ’Tis the season for re-spooling with braid
Ryan Kelly
March 13, 2025
While monofilament line still has its place, I haven’t found any applications on spinning tackle that couldn’t be effectively accomplished with a braided main line and a fluorocarbon leader. Braided line mitigates twist, has no
Outdoor Insights: ‘Accounting error’ means a 4% decline in available dollars for habitat work in Minnesota
Rob Drieslein
March 13, 2025
Being a public watchdog sometimes means sitting through boring legislative hearings and wading through long reports, then summarizing them for readers.
Like this past Sunday evening, when I spent time perusing the thrilling, 102-page February
Lynx spotted in residential ‘dog pen’ near Minnesota’s Grand Marais
Natalie Ryder
March 13, 2025
Out of seemingly nowhere, Sarah Hamilton, owner of Trail Center Lodge on Poplar Lake in Grand Marais, Minn., locked her eyes on a Canadian lynx prowling in the dog pen outside her window.
“It’s
Ben Moyer: Trip from Pennsylvania to Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods worth the miles to extend ice-fishing season
Ben Moyer
March 13, 2025
My wife’s observation summed it up. “Do you realize you are going in the opposite direction of 99% of people traveling this time of year?”
“Uh, yep!”
That exchange followed a disclosure that
Minnesota home hosts denning bear and her cubs under porch
Natalie Ryder
March 12, 2025
Pulling into a residential neighborhood in Crosslake and parking outside Tim and Vanessa Greer’s home, it isn’t obvious who they are hosting. Soon it’s revealed: a sow bear and two cubs beneath the couple’s front
