Step one is pounding the bottom. Drop your jig or spoon and let it hit the mud or sand repeatedly. This creates a “puff” of silt that mimics a feeding frenzy or a burrowing/hatching insect,
There’s no shortage of lakes with the name Cedar in Minnesota. According to the DNR website, there’s 16 counties in the state that contain at least one Cedar Lake, which makes it one of the
Even where good ice exists, fishing activity is minimal. A look at the Minnesota fishing report across the state on March 18, 2026.
Mercifully, the ice fishing season is over – mercifully because the 2025-26 season kept me moving! It was a terrific season as the ice conditions were the best I’d seen in 10 years.
But
For the first time in 32 years and only the second time ever, a B.A.S.S. Nation qualifier wears the crown of the biggest title in bass fishing. Dylan Nutt, the 22-year-old phenom from Nashville, Tenn.,
The public comment period on the Minnesota DNR Fisheries’ proposal to reduce the statewide walleye bag limit from 6 to 4 ended on March 5, and by late last week, the agency had tallied nearly
The 17th annual Blue Ribbon Bait and Tackle open house will be held on Saturday, Mar. 28, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the shop in Oakdale. This is the shop’s spring “super sale”
The Walleye Alliance is a Minnesota-based angler organization focused on supporting walleye fishing and related conservation efforts. We are a grassroots group with members that include fishing guides, resort owners, tournament anglers, and other walleye
Some people spend their careers studying conservation. Others spend their lives practicing it.
Dr. Keith G. Tidball has spent much of his career doing both.
After more than two decades at Cornell University,
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