Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on April 16, 2025
Staff Report
April 16, 2025
Crappies remain more deep than shallow this week. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on April 16, 2025.
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MN Daily Update: Spawning by rare ‘coaster’ brook trout in Lake Superior a big milestone
Site Staff
April 16, 2025
Rare “coaster” brook trout were discovered spawning in the shallows of Minnesota waters of Lake Superior last October. Listen here for why this represents a massive milestone.
Minnesota Senate bills altered in environment omnibus
Natalie Ryder
April 15, 2025
After an almost three-hour meeting late last week, the Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy committee approved S.F. 2077, its omnibus package, sending it to the Senate Finance Committee.
Unlike the House environment committee,
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – April 15, 2025
Site Staff
April 15, 2025
Initial reports for sturgeon are excellent. Good numbers being caught and released. Anchored up in a hole or on the slope of a hole with a no-roll sinker and sturgeon rig is the ticket.
MN Daily Update: Apply for your bear-hunting license
Site Staff
April 15, 2025
Those looking to bear hunt in a Minnesota quota zone where licenses are limited have until May 2 to apply for a bear hunting license from the Minnesota DNR. Listen here for details.
Minnesota’s trout and conservation community mourns loss of clean water champion Jeff Broberg
Rob Drieslein
April 14, 2025
Jeff Broberg, 71, a clean water and trout fishing advocate and a giant on Minnesota’s conservation scene, died Saturday, April 12 from complications of pancreatic cancer.
In a Facebook post on March 29, Broberg
Fishing for springtime panfish can be super productive with the right plan
Joel Nelson
April 14, 2025
There’s no other season in fishing that rewards scouting, timing, and location knowledge as does spring. When it comes to chasing panfish – especially crappies and bluegills – it’s not just where you fish, but
Wisconsin’s Hunter Nation meeting sees strong turnout to discuss wolf delisting, crane hunt
Beckie Gaskill
April 14, 2025
More than 100 sportsmen braved a snow and ice storm late Sunday, March 30, to attend a Hunter Nation meeting in Ashland, Wis., where issues ranging from wolf management to so-called “weather warfare” were discussed.<br
MN Daily Update: Good news for anglers heading to Canada
Site Staff
April 14, 2025
American anglers and other travelers into Canada who were fretting potential delays and added costs upon reaching border crossings can rest easier, at least for now. Here are the details.
