Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on May 13, 2025
Staff Report
May 13, 2025
Shallow water and minnows have been key for early season walleyes. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on May 13, 2025.
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Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – May 13, 2025
Site Staff
May 13, 2025
The go-to method was a jig and a minnow over the side of the boat while anchored up or spot-locked.
Push to map Great Lakes bottom moves with legislation
Todd Richmond
May 13, 2025
Two congressional representatives from Michigan – Republican Lisa McClain and Democrat Debbie Dingell – have re-introduced the Great Lakes Mapping Act.
The legislation would, according to an earlier introduction, allocate $200 million to map
Smarter turkeys might require better-built blinds
Site Staff
May 13, 2025
At this point of the season, most of the turkeys that will be hunted have been hunted. The unpressured birds of the early season are long gone, and what’s left are generally the longbeards that
Backyard and Beyond: Spring has sprung!
Val Cunningham
May 12, 2025
This must be the busiest time of year in the natural world: migration is well under way and winter sleepers have awoken. Most animal species are courting a mate and some are even starting their
North Dakota hunter takes record-book moose with the help of local quilting club
Jeff Benda
May 12, 2025
When Christian Levitt, of Buffalo, N.D., drew a once-in-a-lifetime bull moose tag in 2022, he understood how special the opportunity was. Nearly 9,000 hunters had applied for a chance to hunt in the northwestern unit
Trapping season changes appear to have minimal effect in Minnesota
Natalie Ryder
May 12, 2025
After rolling out regulation changes for trapping bobcats, fishers, and otters this year, it’s been informative for the Minnesota DNR researchers behind the scenes to assess how the changes may have affected preliminary harvest.
Metro Area Fishing Report – May 11, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
May 11, 2025
A lot is going on and the fish are snapping.
Commentary: Years of work, and 8,000 acres protected around the Mississippi River’s headwaters
Northern Waters Land Trust Report
May 10, 2025
A years-long effort to permanently protect the Mississippi River’s headwaters in northern Minnesota while ensuring continued timber harvest and recreational access is coming to fruition, The Conservation Fund and Northern Waters Land Trust announced May
