Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – March 4, 2025
Site Staff
March 4, 2025
The bite has been good in most areas, and ice conditions are among the best in recent years.
Minnesota
Minnesota DNR plan addresses bear range change, ag damage
Tim Spielman
March 4, 2025
While Minnesota bear hunters bask in the glow of what was the highest bear kill in more than 20 years, DNR officials are asking for their opinion on plans to potentially tweak some bear management
What are the odds of finding a match set? Research shows shed antlers are often not far apart
Anthony Candia
March 4, 2025
Shed antler hunting season is at its peak in Illinois and many other popular whitetail states, and even after the peak there are always sheds to find – typically random, unmatched sets of antlers.
Minnesota’s Urban Ice Anglers sees first-year challenges, rewards in getting kids ice fishing
Roy Heilman
March 4, 2025
Karl Erickson is on a mission. As founder and executive director of Urban Ice Anglers in Minnesota, he’s working furiously to take 10,000 kids ice fishing. In one season.
Along the way, he aims
2025 survey shows Minnesota’s moose population remains relatively stable
DNR Report
March 3, 2025
The most recent Minnesota moose population estimate is approximately 4,040 animals, according to the results of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ 2025 population survey.
Results continue to suggest that after a steep decline
Yellow bass fishery developing a legion of angling fans in southern Minnesota
Joe Shead
March 3, 2025
It’s not every day that a new fishery develops, but southern Minnesota anglers have been buzzing about an exploding yellow bass population in the Fairmont area in recent years.
“They showed up (in the
Metro Area Fishing Report – March 2, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
March 2, 2025
Another warm week ahead but the fish continue to bite.
Commentary: The Nature Conservancy and its partners reach 1 million acres protected in Minnesota, Dakotas
Ellie Scholtz/The Nature Conservancy
March 2, 2025
The Nature Conservancy – a conservation organization committed to building a future in which both people and nature thrive – has announced a significant milestone: 1 million acres protected across Minnesota, North Dakota, and South
What is lake ice made out of? There’s more to it than you may realize
Steve McComas
March 1, 2025
What is lake ice made out of? The easy answer is frozen water, but there’s more to it.
At the beginning of winter, the first ice is primary ice (skim ice). It’s thin, and
