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Early spring ice-out crappie tips and techniques – Video
Tips and strategies you can use to track down and catch big slab crappies right after ice-out.

Crappies: springtime presentations and tips – Video
Secrets and tips for springtime crappie fishing, including presentations and gear, as well as locations, water temperature and additional things to consider.

Minnesota Pro Tip of the Week: Wait for those warmer days on ‘Tonka
On the better days this spring, the warmer days that is, anglers have been having a blast with crappies on Lake Minnetonka.

Best time to fish border-water walleyes? That’s easy
By Steve Carney Contributing Writer During this part of April, the time to be on the water and fishing is at sundown. Fishing this past week was slow during the mornings and almost futile during

For river walleyes, spring = jigs ’n’ plastics
Regardless of river system, the most important component of fishing rivers for walleyes is simply being flexible and nimble.

A Minnesota rite of spring: open-water panfish
Some of the basics in finding and catching these highly desirable fishes.


Spring planer board fishing by boat and from shore
Using planer boards can get you into some nice fish.

A lot to like as southeast stream trout season nears in Minnesota
Harvest season for stream trout begins April 17.