Tim Lesmeister says the fishing on Minnesota/Wisconsin waters of the Mississippi River has reached a boiling point. Lesmeister explains how to take advantage of this time period for walleyes.
Located just south of Remer in Cass County, Big Thunder Lake is one of the prettiest bodies of water where you can wet a line in these parts.
Its cedar tree-lined shorelines and gin
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the April 24, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the April 24, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
It’ll be hard to predict the success for the May 9 opener, still more than two weeks out, as our fickle weather recently has been so incredibly inconsistent. One step forward and two steps back.<br
The Minnesota DNR has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Little Cormorant Lake, near Audubon in Becker County.
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 24, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Minnesota’s fishing advocacy organization, MN-FISH, hosted more than 230 people for its 2026 Angler’s Summit last Friday, April 17, with almost eight hours of programming.
It was an opportunity to celebrate fishing in the
Where to start with my decades of experience? I harvested my first turkey in 1985 in southeastern Minnesota. It was the first day I heard a wild turkey gobble.
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