Fishing
Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR announces temporary, seasonal fishing closures
A mix of outdoor-related stories from across Minnesota published in the May 5, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Ice-out expected before opening-day bell in Minnesota
Rest easy, fellow fishers. Reports earlier this week indicated that a delayed ice-out in northern Minnesota will happen by May 13, Mother Nature-willing. And for some popular waters, ice-free status likely will be attained a
2023 Great Lakes Preview — Lake Erie: The fishing train keeps on chugging
The superlatives keep on coming, year after year, and 2022 was another very good sportfishing season from top to bottom, month to month. Forecasts for 2023 fall in line with a walleye gravy train that
Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate Tim Santel nabbed poachers worldwide
Sitting in a room with dangerous wildlife smugglers who are about to be arrested, and eventually put in prison, is not for the faint of heart. For Tim Santel, it was business as usual.
Santel,
Michigan Fishing Report – May 3, 2023
Boat anglers in this area reported good catches of coho with limits and scattered catches of splake, brown trout and rainbow trout.
Minnesota’s river anglers encouraged to be patient as water levels steadily drop
As flood waters continue to recede in the state’s river systems, state law enforcement and fisheries officials are asking anglers to exercise caution as they get back on the water.
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Minnesota’s DNR Fisheries is rich in history
The history of Minnesota DNR Fisheries can be traced back to the Minnesota Fish Commission, which was created in 1874. DNR Fisheries was involved in stocking various fish species, and one of its priorities was
Cold water could cool opening-day bite in Minnesota
Water temperatures across much of the state could be well below normal for the fishing opener, according to Carney. When ice-out precedes the opener by just a few days, there’s seldom good that comes from
After 30 years, Cannon River in Minnesota is site of walleye egg take once again
DNR’s Waterville Fisheries area staff this month conducted the walleye first egg take on the Cannon River since 1992. The operation occurred because of the increase in the Lower Mississippi strain walleye population on the
