
Minnesota DNR offers top 10 camping-trip tips for state lands
“We know Minnesotans love being outdoors, and getting outside after a long winter is exciting,” said Ann Pierce, Parks and Trails Division director.

“We know Minnesotans love being outdoors, and getting outside after a long winter is exciting,” said Ann Pierce, Parks and Trails Division director.

In Otter Tail County alone, there are 11 Long lakes, one of which is this week’s featured body of water. Just to keep them straight, this Long Lake is 766 acres and is known to

A shortage of bait minnows has been a common topic in recent years. The angling advocacy group MN-FISH hosted its annual summit on May 3 in Rogers, and the topic was first on the agenda.

Walleye opener in Minnesota can be a fun but stressful time for many anglers. They sometimes don’t have a chance to run through their gear.

Crappie action improves a lot in last week. A look at Minnesota’s statewide fishing report ahead of the May 13 opener.

On paper, the 2023 Minnesota fishing opener looks like it should be a good one. That wasn’t the case just a couple of weeks ago when ice still covered a large portion of the state’s

For the opener, most anglers will be going after the walleyes anchored up and vertically jigging with a jig and minnow along the south shore of Lake of the Woods.

Catching walleyes with leeches has been around for decades, yet compared to minnows and crawlers, they’re still a relatively recent bait. Here’s some history behind how leech-fishing tactics started.
Bait leeches are readily available

Although it’s one of the Minnesota DNR-managed 10 large lakes, Lake Pepin likely doesn’t top the list for most walleye anglers as a primo destination for the May 13 fishing opener.
The southeastern Minnesota lake
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