Metro Area Fishing Report – February 16, 2025 – video
Matt Johnson
February 16, 2025
Some consistency from last week, but also some different things to focus on.
Minnesota
Minnesota foundation helps youth with life-threatening illnesses ‘just be kids’
Tori McCormick
February 15, 2025
Dan Oliver remembers.
He remembers that Lake of the Woods ice-fishing trip several years ago. One night, sitting at a lodge bar sipping an adult beverage with friends after a day on the hard
Jigging down for crappies and sunfish – video
Terry Tuma
February 14, 2025
Drop your jig a couple of feet below the ice and then hold the line and slowly drop the line and jig another 10 to 12 inches at a time to draw crappies and sunfish.
Wisconsin’s Tom Tiffany authors wolf delisting bill under a new name
Becky Gaskill
February 14, 2025
Federal legislators are making another run at delisting timber wolves, this time changing the bill name to – they hope – better describe what’s happening back at home.
The Pet and Livestock Protection Act
Outdoor Insights: Will introduced elk adjust well to predators on the landscape in Minnesota’s northeast?
Rob Drieslein
February 14, 2025
The DNR held two public meetings this week on the plan to start reintroducing elk to northeastern Minnesota by spring 2026. If you couldn’t make the meetings, you still can chime in on the plan,
MN Daily Update: Use glow-in-the-dark jigs all day long under the ice
Site Staff
February 14, 2025
Are you using glow-in-the-dark jigs all day long while ice fishing? One freshwater fishing hall of famer has noticed the difference it makes. Listen here for the details.
Minnesota’s House of Representatives back in action, with outdoor bills among first on the table
Natalie Ryder
February 14, 2025
The Minnesota House of Representatives convened for the first time on Thursday, Feb. 6, after Republicans and DFLers reached a power-sharing agreement.
They didn’t waste time once they arrived: More than 300 bills hit
Episode 527 – Turkey permits, Lake of the Woods, DNR’s Dave Trauba, Dylan movie review, shed hunting
Site Staff
February 14, 2025
Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman kick off the program talking too much oxygen in some southern Minnesota lakes, youth bear permits, and 2025 turkey permits becoming available in coming days and weeks. Joe Henry from
Longtime Duluth-area conservation officer named Minnesota’s 2024 CO of the Year
DNR Report
February 13, 2025
In recognition of his outstanding overall career performance, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Andy Schmidt has been named the 2024 Conservation Officer of the Year. DNR Enforcement Division Director Col. Rodmen Smith presented
