
North Dakota Fishing Report – October 1, 2025 – video
On the water, the walleye bite is hot – here’s what’s working right now.

On the water, the walleye bite is hot – here’s what’s working right now.

Walleye bite is hot in some areas of the northeast.

Night time temps have been dropping back so water temps are at least not spiking hot. So as much as we’d like to see a more serious cool-down with some precipitation to fire up the

Anglers reported good lake trout fishing here, as well as a few coho salmon being caught.

If you’ve ever driven north toward Nisswa on Highway 371, you’ve seen North Long Lake and Round Lake directly to your right, and Gull Lake to your left. Just a few miles north of Brainerd,
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Oct. 3, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Oct. 3, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

The walleye bite is hot – here’s what’s working.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Senior Forester Adam Zirbel died Sept. 22 after being struck by lightning in the Kettle Moraine State Forest Northern Unit east of Kewaskum. Zirbel worked out of the DNR’s
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