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Minnesota DNR places transmitters to better understand blue suckers and gar
Blue suckers and longnose gar are native fish and not as popular as game fish like walleyes, northern pike, and bass, but the two species are important to the many rivers in Minnesota.
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Crappies off the bottom: For fall fishing, let your sonar be your guide
I sipped my hot tea and stared at the inexpensive sonar bracketed to the stern. One hand was on the 12-volt tiller but I wasn’t touching a rod.
My partner had his line in

Kalamazoo River still producing despite a long list of setbacks
In the 20 years I’ve been fishing the Kalamazoo River below Morrow Dam, I’d never seen the water as low as this year when I was on the stream recently.
My host, Scott Markham,

A hardwater secret: Know the environment and you will know the fish
The sport of ice fishing demands more than just a good spot on the lake and a bucketful of pre-set fishing rods. Successful ice anglers understand the delicate dance between human intuition and Mother Nature’s

Fall pier fishing: A simple approach that produces in a big way
Fall finds a lot of Michigan sportsmen in the woods or fields, but die-hard fishermen flock to Great Lakes piers.
A potpourri of species converge on the piers in the fall, and savvy anglers

Beyond Minnesota: In Georgia, flathead catfish are invading
The flathead catfish is native to many rivers that drain to the Gulf of Mexico, including the Coosa River drainage in northwest Georgia.

Michigan Fishing Report – October 11, 2023
On Lake Erie, yellow perch fishing was reported to be good in 25 feet of water straight out from the Sterling State Park boat launch.

Post-brain surgery, Minnesota’s Easton Fothergill wins collegiate bass tourney
Throughout his young fishing career, several unfortunate incidents have ruined Easton Fothergill’s chances at winning tournaments about which he felt confident.
Whether it was a mechanical issue or things he simply called “dumb stuff,”

Minnesota Mixed Bag: North Metro ice show coming to Ramsey on Oct. 28-29
The 3rd annual North Metro Ice Show, a two-day ice-fishing expo, is set for the Adrenaline Sports Center in Ramsey, Oct. 28-29.