Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Kudos to online Outdoor News
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
August 20, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Fishing
Smoky conditions delay surveys, but the show goes on for Minnesota conservation officer pilots
Natalie Ryder
August 20, 2025
As smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed Minnesota multiple times this summer, it has affected some of the work of DNR Enforcement conservation officer pilots.
For example, some of the affected tasks were sketch
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Downsizing for the dog days
Ryan Kelly
August 20, 2025
Every spring, baitfish make their annual migration to the shallows to spawn. Through the early summer, the fish fry grow into minnows, and eventually they’re pushed off the shorelines and into the main lake. On
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 20, 2025
Staff Report
August 20, 2025
Fishing patterns are pretty much the same as last week. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on Aug. 20, 2025.
Commentary: It’s time to make catch-and-release bass fishing statewide in New York
Burnie Haney
August 20, 2025
I recently came across an old YouTube video posted July 12, 2009, that records my interview of Dean Meckes, of Clayton, describing how he won the New York State Bass Federation tournament out of Ogdensburg
A look at ever-changing record fish being caught in Illinois
Nerissa McClelland
August 20, 2025
Many things have changed over the last 100 years regarding fishing in Illinois. Thanks to 75 years of the Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration Program and the work of fisheries biologists working throughout Illinois, fishing
Apostles’ Outer Island lake trout cooperating this summer on Lake Superior
Dave Zeug
August 20, 2025
Active lake trout have been rewarding fishermen this summer who are willing to run the more than 20 miles from Bayfield, Wis., to the Outer Island area of the Apostle Islands archipelago.
Not all
Coach Kevin VanDam selects Team USA for World Black Bass Championships
Dan Ladd
August 20, 2025
The 19th edition of the World Black Bass Championships is slated for Sept. 4-6, in South Africa, and Team USA coach and legendary professional bass angler Kevin VanDam recently announced his six-man team to represent
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – August 19, 2025
Site Staff
August 19, 2025
Big numbers of walleyes are holding over the deep mud basin in 31–34 feet of water. Anglers are finding success with two main techniques.
