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Minnesota’s brook trout populations becoming better connected
Currently, there’s a concerted effort underway by several agencies to improve the connectivity of waterways in northeastern Minnesota through the construction or restoration of culverts.
“Brook trout need to move based on the timing

Mike Schoonveld: Are pink salmon making a comeback in Lake Michigan?
Catching a pink salmon in northern Lake Huron or in the St. Marys River isn’t an uncommon occurrence. I don’t fish that area often, but I did catch one in the St. Marys on a

California’s largest estuary is in crisis. Is the state discriminating against those who fish there?
More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the Bay. People chatted on the benches, shouting in Cantonese and leaping up when one

Outdoor Insights: New nonprofit, the Outdoor News Foundation, working to create permanent outdoor enthusiasts
For years, you’ve read about declining hunting and fishing license sales and the ramifications that holds for the future of natural resources management, not to mention the potential loss of the outdoors pastimes we hold

Catching up with former Ohio fish chief: Rich Carter stays busy fishing tournament circuits
When a former Ohio Division of Wildlife (DOW) “fish chief” retired after an 18-year run with the division, the “Gone fishing” sign that appeared on his front door never had a more appropriate landing zone.<br

Bill Ziegler: New beaver policy detrimental to Michigan trout, streams
As beaver populations have grown to all-time historical highs the Michigan Department of Natural Resources policy and rules regulating management and control of these prolific rodents had become more liberal. The beaver is, of course,

Commentary: The U.S. farm bill expired (again), and the stakes are high for hunters and anglers
We don’t make bigger investments in conservation than we do with those in the federal farm bill. Totaling about $6 billion per year, it is the single-largest investment in conservation that the federal government makes

Michigan Fishing Report – October 9, 2024
Anglers continued to make good catches of salmon in the lower river here.

Bass anglers assist after plane crash on Minnesota’s Inguadona Lake
As Ramsey resident Vern Wagner and New Brighton resident Jeffrey Nelson were spending the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 8 casting lines on Minnesota’s Inguadona Lake, they weren’t expecting to see a plane crash into the