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Channel catfish bite is on after ice out in Iowa
After eating light during the winter, channel catfish put the feed bag on in early spring, cleaning up small fish that died over the winter. Search for actively feeding fish on windblown shorelines and points

Trout stocking in northeast Iowa streams starts April 3
The DNR Trout Program offers Iowa anglers a variety of trout fishing opportunities, including catchable stockings, fingerling stockings, wild trout, streams with restrictive regulations, easy universal access areas and remote streams with difficult access.

Davis Dam, Slope County
Map courtesy of North Dakota Game And Fish Department.

Hunting shallow daytime walleyes – video
Fishing for late-season ice walleyes in shallow weeds is more like hunting than fishing.

Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – March 14, 2023
A good week of fishing. In a nutshell, fish every fish. Electronics are helpful. Most fish are near the bottom but some of the larger walleyes are suspended. Use a combo of the jigging line

Tips on buying a used boat
The time of year can have a big effect on price and inventory of used boats.

Pro Tip of the Week: Can’t find fish? Try simple techniques
When you go out and drill a bunch of holes and don’t see any fish, sometimes you just need to let things settle down and wait for the fish to come back.

Brad Lila’s northern pike pulled out of Mille Lacs certified as a tie for the catch-and-release Minnesota record
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced on Monday afternoon that a huge northern pike caught on Mille Lacs Lake this winter has been certified as a tie with the current catch-and-release state record.

A mass marking program shines light on salmon movement in Great Lakes
Tracking Chinook movement is one aspect of an ongoing Great Lakes mass marking program done cooperatively with almost a dozen state and federal agencies across five states. There are up to 20 people working on