Fishing
Chinook returns in Columbia River could be near-record low
This year’s forecasted return of 81,700 upriver spring chinook is up 12% from last year’s return of 73,100, which was the lowest since 1999.
Ice fishing tip: Using spoons to catch more late-season panfish
Small spoons tipped with plastics, worms, or minnow heads and tails will attract more perch, crappies, and sunfish thus boosting your odds of catching more fish.
Minnesota AG: Mille Lacs Indian Reservation still exists
Could reverse more than a century of state policy and could have deep implications for people who live around one of Minnesota’s destination fishing areas.
DNR budget for FY 2021 mostly flat, includes $27.5 million for Asian carp fight
An interesting tidbit for the state’s sportsmen is the proposed budget’s forecast for participation in fishing, trapping and hunting. The new budget proposal projects the state will have 710,000 fishermen in FY 2021 – the
Bass’n plan: national tournament preview 2020
The two major national bass tours – Major League Fishing’s Pro Bass Tour and the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society’s Bassmaster Elite Series – will crisscross the central and eastern United States between February and August
A state-record perch – and on her first try ice fishing
Martina Drugovich didn’t expect to land a state record fish on her first-ever day as an ice angler. Armed with a new fishing license and brand new ice fishing traps, she was just hoping to
Asian carp roundup in Kentucky opens new front in battle
Much of the focus has been on limiting their northerly migration and keeping them out of the Great Lakes, where experts say they could devastate a $7 billion fishing industry. That effort features an underwater
A reprieve for some northern pike in Utah Lake
Instead of killing pike, anglers are asked to report, release tagged northerns caught in the lake.
Think twice about thin ice
We’re now in mid-February and instead going ice fishing I’ve been getting my maple syrup-making gear together. Why? Because other than a snowstorm the weather forecast for the days ahead calls for daytime temperatures to
