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Metro Area Fishing Report – March 30, 2025 – video
Had the boat in the water a bit this past week and it felt good. Cold weather returned (and looks to be lingering) so we will see how this next week goes.

North Dakota Fishing Report – March 29, 2025 – video
Open-water season is here – but so is ice fishing.

Discussion on forward-facing sonar, walleye limit among hot topics at MN-FISH summit
On Thursday, March 27, about 200 anglers from across Minnesota attended the MN-FISH Summit in Grand Rapids to hear from industry experts on various topics.
MN-FISH President Ron Schara and Tom Neustrom, an officer

Minnesota’s April trout opener creates a buzz in the southeast
The traditional April stream trout “harvest” opener – April 12 this year – will never have the pomp and circumstance and mass appeal of Minnesota’s May walleye opener. But for the anglers who cast worms,

Expert anglers share their favorite stream trout lures that go beyond flies
If you spend enough time on a trout stream chasing browns, rainbows or brookies, you’ll inevitably come across three different types of trout fishermen.
There are those who cast flies, those who dunk worms

Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – April 1, 2025
Some anglers are making drifts and swings for spawning fish and having success by being patient in the fast-water gravel stretches here.
Illinois Mixed Bag: Spring trout season opens April 5 at 58 sites
The Illinois Catchable Trout Program receives funding support by those who use the program through the sale of inland trout stamps. DNR stocks more than 80,000 rainbow trout each year in bodies of water where

Ralph Loos: Agreement to transfer ownership of Shabbona Recreation Area deals a bad hand to Illinois anglers and hunters
People in Illinois who don’t fish or hunt aren’t likely to be as disturbed as the rest of us about the state handing over Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area.
That’s because they haven’t invested

Bob Haase, the ‘epitome of a Wisconsin sportsman,’ named 2025 Conservationist of the Year
It would take every page of the next three issues of this newspaper to fully tell readers of the contributions made to Wisconsin’s outdoor scene over the years by Bob Haase, recipient of the 2025