Fishing Videos
Mille Lacs muskie would best state record by nearly two pounds
Nolan Sprengeler landed a 55-pound, 14-ounce muskellunge on Lake Mille Lacs on Monday.
One-walleye winter bag limit set on Mille Lacs
And a four-walleye bag limit – up one from last winter – is set on Upper Red Lake.
This angler's math might be off, but fishing prowess adds up just fine
Miscalculations can be costly in fishing tournaments. But for this Billings, Mont., teenager, a competitor on the National Walleye Tour, a math snafu provided only some unexpected theater – and a moment he'll never forget. For the story, click here.
Mille Lacs walleye harvest opportunity begins today
Reg will be in effect through Tuesday, Nov. 30.
DNR certifies new catch-and-release record for northern pike, tie for muskie
The pike went 46-1/4 inches, the muskie 57-1/4 inches.
Understanding the muskie effect
Bemidji, Minn. — For graduate student Kamden Glade, Bemidji State University is a place that brings back fond memories of being outdoors and spending time on the lake. In addition to the nostalgia brought on by the shores of Lake Bemidji,…
Unwanted pets: Giant goldfish turning up in Minnesota waterways
Officials in the Twin Cities suburb of Burnsville found 10 fish in Keller Lake earlier this month while doing a water quality survey. On Monday, 18 additional fish were found. Some were 18 inches long and weighed about 4 pounds.
Funky fish: Gar garners protections from Minnesota lawmakers
The long, slender, toothy and prehistoric-looking fish will, for the first time ever in the state, be protected in ways similar to other gamefish, the result of a bit of an outcry on social media following a series of mass killings that some saw as wantonly wasteful.
Fishing near docks? Know the state’s rules
St. Paul — If you care to see what kinds of confrontations can develop between shoreline anglers and lakeshore property owners, just search YouTube.com. There’s no shortage of examples: an angler casting close to a dock, a dock owner offended by…
Minnesota 112-year-old bigmouth buffalo oldest age-validated freshwater fish
A 112-year old bigmouth buffalo from Minnesota blew maximum age estimates for the species out of the water, so much so that the bigmouth buffalo became the oldest age-validated freshwater fish. The supercentenarian fish was collected as part of a North Dakota State University study, and more…
The proposed walleye bag-limit reduction: what you should know
Legislation in both the Senate and House would direct the Minnesota DNR commissioner to reduce the statewide walleye bag limit from six fish to four fish.
Vermilion walleye boom: DNR survey shows highest walleye count in 37 years
Looking for big walleyes? How about limits of eater-sized 'eyes? Lake Vermilion, in northeastern Minnesota, has the best of both worlds – and in a big way. The fall 2020 sample netting by the Minnesota DNR produced an average of…
Upper Red summer walleye bag limit drops from 4 to 3
The three-walleye bag limit, with one over 17 inch size restriction, is intended to keep annual harvest within the target harvest range. Last summer, anglers harvested 131,000 pounds with a four-fish limit with one over 17 inches.
Observation of walleye egg take operations closed to public [video]
Biologists with the Minnesota DNR will collect walleye eggs this spring; however, social distancing requirements mean this popular springtime activity will not be open for public viewing this year. Hatcheries, the destination for the eggs collected, also remain closed to…
Historic river pollution threatens coastal Great Lakes fish
Contamination from long ago still holds risks for coastal areas of the Great Lakes.
DNR and partner agencies to conduct innovative search for invasive carp
First time for new method in Minnesota/Wisconsin waters.
One-walleye harvest to be allowed on Mille Lacs in spring, and possibly fall
The one-fish walleye limit will be in place from Saturday, May 15, through Monday, May 31.
New sunfish regs in effect on nearly 100 Minnesota waters
DNR: Changes are in response to angler-driven concerns over the declining sizes of sunfish in Minnesota.
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