Fishing
Fishing in Minnesota in 2023: Controversies reign
We like to think that fishing is the simple life – kids on docks waiting for bobbers to go down, watching sunsets or sunrises, frogs croaking, fillets frying, friends bonding in a boat, cold beer
Diamond Lake, LaMoure County
Map courtesy of North Dakota Game And Fish Department.
New bass baits – video
Getting excited about a few of the new baits from Mister Twister.
Spirit Lake Hatchery in Iowa filling with northern pike
A total of 257 adult northern pike were collected in one night. The fish were transported to the Spirit Lake Hatchery. The broodstock produced over 2.4 million eggs which are currently being incubated in special
Walleye netting season starts for Iowa DNR fish hatcheries
Crews with the Iowa DNR Fisheries Bureau will set gillnets at night in traditional areas looking for walleyes that are ready to spawn. This time of year, hatcheries operate into the early hours of the
Minnesota Supreme Court rules in favor of public access to lakes
The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Itasca County District Court and the Minnesota Court of Appeals on March 29, favoring public accesses in cases where undeveloped roadways are dedicated to public use
Tips to get on April crappies before the spawn
There have been several reports recently that claim the crappie fishing in many lakes and reservoirs is red-hot. So if you like crappie fishing, things are starting to heat up.
Crappies don’t actually spawn
Trout ‘keepers’ to hit streams this Saturday for Minnesota’s opener
The traditional “meat” stream-trout opener is set for April 15 across Minnesota, with stream flows and weather conditions in the heavily fished southeast shaping up well for Saturday after an inordinately cold start to spring.<br
Minnesota Legacy bills pass state House, Senate committees
The bill includes the spending recommendations of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council – the Outdoor Heritage Fund, which is one of four funds created by the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment.
