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Chain pickerel: Icing the leopard of the lakes
If you’ve had the privilege of seeing a pickerel attack via an underwater camera, you may have witnessed a ophidian-shaped fish perform like a corkscrew, turning on a dime, a gaping V-shaped mouth with needle

Lower Mississippi walleye strain gaining prominence in southern Minnesota lakes
During the past five years, the DNR has performed a “paired stocking” program that’s included the Lower Mississippi strain of walleyes and a northern strain in select southern lakes. Data have shown that LMS walleyes

A case study on Minnesota crappies looks at barotrauma in the popular fish among ice anglers
Fish were left overnight in a hoop net and re-inspected the next day. During re-inspection, it was found that a large percentage of the fish were either dead or not dead but not releasable. A

Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Electronics aren’t always needed
With the explosion in fishing electronics these days, including increased power and electronic frequency, one has to wonder about its negative effects on the fish.

Gear & Gadgets: Top hunting and fishing gear
Swimming with a slow body roll and an exaggerated tail swing, Storm Largo Shads feature boot-tails that produce strike-inducing action on both the retrieve and during free fall.

Game and Fish Director Jeb Williams takes a look at North Dakota outdoors
As North Dakota Game and Fish Department Director Jeb Williams works into his second calendar year leading the agency, he takes a look in the rearview mirror and also offers insight on challenges and important

North Dakota Fishing Report – February 8, 2023 – video
Here’s what’s happening on Devils Lake these days – where they’re catching fish and how they’re doing it.

Report shows there are 4.8 anglers per 100 residents in Illinois
There are 29.2 million registered anglers in the U.S. – and 601,949 live in Illinois.

Danzig Dam, Morton County
Map courtesy of North Dakota Game And Fish Department.