Fishing
Inside the Minnesota DNR’s multi-front effort to track Lake of the Woods sturgeon
Boaters on Lake of the Woods may have noticed something unusual bobbing on the water this summer: orange buoys marking the ends of 300-foot gillnets, four to a site, part of a Minnesota DNR effort
Commentary: Help transform the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame
The Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame has launched a transformation era under the guidance of a newly formed Advisory Committee tasked with restructuring and resurrecting the institution to its rightful prominence.
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Metro Area Fishing Report – September 13, 2026 – video
Some cooler weather is moving in and water temps are gradually dropping, setting up for a nice transition.
James Lindner: From crappies to muskies, there’s magic in swimbaits
Take a stroll through your local tackle shop – the assortment of baits is overwhelming. And, with every passing season, new options hit the market. There are selections in various profiles and sizes, built for
State Roundup: Good luck to Wisconsin hunters embarking on another fall season
Well, what do you know, mid-September is here, and along with it we see the first signs of fall in Wisconsin in the form of some bright leaf colors starting to show up north, along
Kristin Ojaniemi: Michigan’s Escanaba Veterans Fishing Derby continues growth
At 4 a.m., the Escanaba Marina was quiet. A full moon hung over the water, the air was warm, and Lake Michigan was unusually calm. Within a few hours, however, the quiet would be replaced
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: DNR will stock fewer pheasants
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will reduce the number of ring-necked pheasants to be stocked this fall. Due to budget constraints within the DNR’s wildlife management program, the recent stocking goal of 75,000 pheasants
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Revisiting New York’s record chinook salmon, and the terrific 1990s
The year was 1991. George H.W. Bush was president, a gallon of gas was $1.14, the World Wide Web was made available to everyone around the world, the Soviet Union was formally dissolved, and “Dances
Facing hatchery closures, Wisconsin’s Lake Superior anglers work to rescue trout stocking
More than 120,000 brown trout eventually destined for Lake Superior will soon settle into their new over-winter home at Wisconsin’s St. Croix Falls State Fish Hatchery, thanks to the efforts – and wallets – of
