Fishing
DNR seeks designs for 2018 Minnesota Walleye Stamp
Artists can submit entries for the 2018 Minnesota Walleye Stamp from Monday, Oct. 9, through Friday, Oct. 20. The voluntary walleye stamp validation costs $5 but is not required to fish for or keep walleye.
Whitefish-tullibee sport-netting to open on northern lakes
Recreational netting for whitefish-tullibee opens on Friday, Oct. 13, on designated lakes that are less susceptible to sudden changes that impact water temperature, according to the Minnesota DNR. A $10 license is needed to sport
Minnesota Outdoor News Fishing Report – Sept. 22, 2017
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Look to the shallow rocks for numbers of smallmouth bass, but to the deep rock or deep-structure points for bigger bass. Plastics, crankbaits, and topwater presentations are all turning fish.
Iowans lead the way in walleye championship
Two Hawkeye teams trade places on the leaderboard the final day, with Jeff Lahr and Tommy Skarlis winning with two-day total of 28 pounds, 3 ounces.
Keith Combs wins season-ending Bassmaster title on Mille Lacs
Defending champ and Minnesotan Seth Feider finishes 13th; Brandon Palaniuk is Angler of the Year.
Illinois men ticketed for fishing overlimit on border country lake
Voyageurs National Park rangers and Minnesota conservation officer make fishing case on Kabetogama Lake
DNR: Lake Erie walleye, yellow perch hatches near annual average
Based upon results from the August trawl surveys, the 2017 yellow perch hatch was successful in Ohio waters of the western basin. The 2017 walleye hatch was near the 20-year average.
Report: Led by Great Lakes area, U.S. sees increase in fishing participation
Hunting numbers drop, as well as hunting expenditures, but related expenditures and hunting-related expenses see increases.
‘Telethon’ during Bassmaster event on Mille Lacs to aid fish and wildlife employees in Florida, Texas
They were among the first responders in the back-to-back catastrophic hurricanes that slammed those two states. After they worked to rescue people, many returned to their homes to find them severely damaged or destroyed.
