Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on April 1, 2026
Outdoor News
April 1, 2026
You can ice fish north or fish open water to the south. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on April 1, 2026.
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Nature Smart: Nesting owls caught on camera
Stan Tekiela
March 30, 2026
One of my many pastime activities is improving habitat on my small parcel of land, such as removing the non-native trees and shrubs and then planting native flora.
I also spend a lot of
Backyard and Beyond: The ‘pre-spring’ season
Val Cunningham
March 30, 2026
Dick Dennie’s trail camera snapped two foxes “meeting in a wintery woods,” as he wrote, echoing the famous Robert Frost poem.
Wild turkey hunting’s great debate: How much calling is too much calling?
Mark Strand
March 29, 2026
How much to call and how loud to call is a question many turkey hunters face. It’s one of the most hotly-debated topics in the sport.
If you want to get a red-faced dose
The human factor afield: Lessons on friendship taken from this past hunting season
Tony Jones
March 29, 2026
Last season, my hunting group had a hiccup.
Wait, let me stop right there. I hate euphemisms. It wasn’t a “hiccup.” It was a conflict. Like many Outdoor News readers, I am involved in
Fish the ‘pocket’ water: Where overlooked runs hold big trout potential
Tori McCormick
March 28, 2026
Stream trout anglers are largely creatures of habit.
I say largely because there are exceptions to every rule. Still, the stream trout anglers I’ve fished with and learned from over the years adhere to
Minnesota elementary teacher and his students strengthen wood duck habitat
Justin Runberg
March 28, 2026
After the first few years, life caught up to Roeker and couldn’t commit the time to it as he was beginning his family and coaching. Five years ago, he brought back the duck house project
Falconry with a wild bird sunk its talons into this Minnesota hunter
Roy Heilman
March 27, 2026
In an age when hordes of hunters employ technological advantages from infrared cameras to artificial intelligence, there is still a small enclave who cling to the old ways.
Their methods are guided by ancient
Ice-out crappies: Find ’em fast, catch ’em faster
Josh Hagemeister
March 27, 2026
Finally, the ice is going fast in Minnesota (if it isn’t already out), and boat motors will once again cruise across natural lakes in search of ice-out crappie action. Where are they, and what presentations
