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Dan Ladd: Deer camp and road trips… cures for cabin fever in the offseason
Earlier this year, I vented in this space about not getting out on the hard water or ski trails during the winter months as much as I used to. I should confess that in recent

Generations of stewardship: Minnesota DNR leadership evolves, core values don’t
Ben Bergey and Merlyn Wesloh recently had the opportunity to talk about their DNR career experiences, and they discovered that – even 45 years apart – the similarities far outweighed the differences.
Among the

Looking to update your tackle arsenal? Here’s some great new lures for 2026
Lure companies try every year to create a new profile that fish haven’t seen.
For 2026, some new plastics for bass look like a COVID molecule with several creepy “legs.” Other companies are polishing

Inside the Bassmaster Classic: Five days at the ‘Super Bowl’ of bass fishing
Many fishermen firmly believe that the Bassmaster Classic is the “Super Bowl” of bass fishing. While other organizations may match the money payouts, they don’t come close to the popularity, publicity, and enthusiasm generated at

Gretchen Steele: Ideas for getting kids outdoors before summer chaos
Late March into early April might be the most underrated window of the year for getting kids outside.
It’s easy to wait for “real spring” or push plans into summer, but once school lets

Glenn Sapir: Traditions are a foundation of outdoor pursuits
Every outdoorsperson thirsts for that once-in-a-lifetime hunting or fishing trip. It could be a fly-fishing adventure on a famed Western river, a peacock bass pursuit in the Amazon or, perhaps, an elk hunt in the

North Dakota Fishing Report – April 3, 2026 – video
With temperatures hitting the 50s, the ice fishing season is behind us, but the action is just getting started in the coulees and under the bridges.

Ohio’s river walleye runs start to hit peak
As is usually the case, fishing for walleyes in Ohio’s Sandusky and Maumee rivers during the spawning run is a day-by-day affair with fish responding to changing water temperatures and depth fluctuations in a somewhat

Commentary: The recovery of Minnesota’s Rainy Lake fishery started with trusting science
If you’ve fished Rainy Lake long enough, you’ve seen both sides of the story.
I am a fourth-generation resort owner on Rainy Lake, and I remember firsthand the decline of the walleye fishery in