Metro Area Fishing Report – October 19, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
October 19, 2025
Some key takeaways from the recent changes in the weather/conditions.
Fishing
Commentary: Report breaks down billion-dollar impact of outdoor recreation in Minnesota
Marshall Helmberger
October 18, 2025
Outdoor recreation is a huge economic driver in Minnesota, contributing $13.5 billion in gross domestic product, $23.5 billion in economic output, and supporting more than 96,000 jobs.
That’s the top-line take-away from a new
Steve Sarley: Bait shops of our past still reel me in now and then
Steve Sarley
October 18, 2025
I used to dream that I could quit my job and get in the fishing bait and tackle business. I figured that nothing would be better than to hang around my shop all day, scooping
Michigan legislation would fund Fisheries Division, boost fish production
Victor Skinner
October 17, 2025
A coalition of Michigan anglers is promoting legislation to rework funding for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division in an effort to boost fish production.
Ed Blissick, president of the Great Lakes
Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 17, 2025
Staff Report
October 17, 2025
Salmon still hitting in rivers; bowhunting decent. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report on Oct. 17, 2025.
Indiana Fishing Report – October 17, 2025
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
October 17, 2025
There are still coho and kings in all the streams, which are currently low and clear.
New York Fishing Report – October 17-24, 2025
Site Staff
October 17, 2025
The perch bite is on here, so try small jigs, small bright-colored spinners, or throwing gold-colored blade baits.
Glenn Sapir: Mentors needed to bring more minorities into the outdoors
Glenn Sapir
October 17, 2025
This is the most colorful time to be outdoors. When you look up, you revel in the red, yellow, orange and purple that light up the trees.
On the ground, however, at least in my
Warm weather delays Minnesota DNR’s fish-stocking efforts, and muskie plan nears approval
Natalie Ryder
October 17, 2025
While waiting for temperatures to drop at the end of September and into early October, Minnesota DNR fisheries crews were also waiting to begin stocking walleyes – which kicked off a few weeks later than
