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Rubber and vinyl-coated nets – video
Rubber nets tend to prevent crankbaits from getting caught in the netting and are gentler on fish and can be used when trolling or casting for walleyes, for instance. A vinyl-coated net is durable and

North Dakota Fishing Report – July 3, 2025 – video
How the bite is looking and what to expect.

Mike Raykovicz: Canoeing New York’s Susquehanna and Delaware rivers
I love my canoe. I’ve always enjoyed taking float trips with a friend to get away from it all, and my canoe allows me to do that.
New York offers canoers an opportunity to

Outdoor Heritage Council’s habitat tour shines light on importance of funding for Minnesota’s outdoors
A group of about 30 people stood in knee-high prairie grass high atop a peak amid rolling hills that overlooked Lake Christina in west-central Minnesota on a sunny June 24 afternoon.
Shawn Papon, a

Minnesota DNR’s electronic license system launch date still to be determined
The early-March deadline for the Minnesota DNR to roll out its revamped electronic license system for users to buy fishing and hunting licenses or register recreational vehicles has come and gone with no new system

Bob Gwizdz: Plenty of good options when it comes to today’s fishing lines
Fifty years ago, choosing a fishing line was pretty simple. It was all monofilament all the time.
Introduced in 1939, mono became the go-to line for most anglers by the 1950s. Although braided Dacron,

Michigan Fishing Report – July 2, 2025
Anglers reported catching good numbers of coho salmon as well as an occasional Chinook salmon here.

‘Golden shiners’ give new meaning to fishing dedication for Women Anglers of Minnesota
When you hear the words “golden shiners,” you likely think of the baitfish with which you’re trying to catch walleyes in summertime. But for some of the gals who participate in the Women Anglers of

Steve Carney: As summer heats up, bass fishing deserves your attention
Minnesotans are blessed with tremendous largemouth bass-fishing opportunities in the northland, with lakes harboring both good numbers of bass and good-sized fish. And where I live, largemouth bass-fishing pressure is limited.
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