Fishing
Three-species Michigan trout stream is returning to natural flow
A 20-year quest to return a three-species northern Lower Michigan trout stream to its natural flow is nearly complete.
How to bring a big walleye onto the ice
Many big walleyes are lost right at the hole because they become entangled in the transducer cable.
Special report: Diversity in hunting is increasing
The 2022 Special Report on Hunting and the Shooting Sports provides a comprehensive look at the more than 30 million Americans ages 6 and over who participated at least once in hunting or target shooting
Mixed Bag: Outdoor news from Minnesota and beyond
St. Paul — St. Paul Winter Carnival organizers remind Minnesota anglers to prepare their ice-fishing gear for the month ahead.
Cuffs & Collars: Dec. 21 enforcement reports from Minnesota
Enforcement reports from around Minnesota.
Cuffs & Collars: Field reports from Michigan DNR Conservation Officers
• CO Shannon Wicklund received a complaint about a subject who had shot a deer from the roadway onto state land. The complainant was able to provide a vehicle description and a partial plate. From
Draft set on tribal consent decree
Liberalization of gill netting in the Great Lakes is not sitting well with conservation groups.
ASK MAX: DNR Fish Biologist Max Wolter discusses winter trout fishing
“Streams are open for catch-and-release fishing starting in mid-winter and this continues through spring. The harvest season for stream trout runs from the May fishing opener to mid-October.
DNR proposes changes to state’s fish record program
Changes would include a new category for “state historical records” and the addition of many new species that would be eligible for catch-and-release records.
