Fishing
Minnesota Land Trust easement work reaches Lake Vermilion’s shores
In recent years, Minnesota Land Trust has been working with private landowners, camps, and environmental learning centers to get their land designated as conservation easements to protect the land indefinitely.
“Private landowners are critical
Cleaning smallish yellow perch is a snap
Instead of throwing smaller yellow perch back on the days when schools cannot be located or convinced to bite, I routinely take home fish that are not in the ideal 8- to 10-inch range that
Bob Gwizdz: Michigan hunting, fishing license fee proposal not as dramatic as last one; will it pass?
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ quest for a license fee increase is more than a year old now and is still nowhere near a fait accompli.
The provisions of the new fee structure
Michigan Fishing Report – August 27, 2025
Walleye were taken in good numbers while trolling crawler harnesses or Jr. spoons on three to seven colors of leadcore in 80 to 130 feet of water.
Questions from the State Fair: Should Minnesota reduce the walleye limit from six fish to four?
Outdoor News contributing writer Ron Hustvedt grew up going to the Minnesota State Fair, and his favorite place to visit was, and still is, the DNR fish pond.
For this week’s Sounding Board, a
Minnesota Conservation Officer Academy produces 13 new grads
Thirteen individuals recently graduated from the Minnesota DNR’s Conservation Officer Academy and have begun patrolling Minnesota’s fields, waters, and woods. They spent nearly four months at Camp Ripley, immersed in learning all about being successful
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: A late-summer bluegill bonanza
As we reach the late-summer fishing season, walleyes are spreading out and crappies can be difficult to find as they roam deeper water and “hide” deep into the weeds. This is a great time to
New Audubon Western Pennsylvania director adjusts to new role in a new state
Chris Bason regards the crabbing and fishing he did with his father while growing up in Delaware as some of the most memorable and important times in his life.
“That’s how I got into
Steve Griffin: Research debunks long-held theory on walleye spawning in Michigan’s Saginaw Bay
Scientists work to answer a question: Where do these fish come from?
Who’d-a-thunk-it? Modern Saginaw Bay walleyes, long thought to spawn mainly in tributary rivers, are doing most of it in open waters. That’s
