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Earlier this year
- Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Keep it simple when fishing the Mississippi RiverSo far, this year is similar to last year, when we had low water levels during the pre-spawn bite on the Mississippi River. That can make the fishing a little t...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on April 2, 2025While still an option, interest in ice fishing is minimal. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on April 2, 2025. The post Minnesota’s statewide fi...
- Steve Carney: Final time on the ice produces some fun crappie actionThe last week of ice fishing for this angler was a bittersweet affair, but it’s now time to put away ice-fishing gear and get ready for open water. The past t...
- Trump order makes mining a top priority for federal lands, potentially restarting push near Minnesota’s Boundary WatersA March 20 executive order signed by President Donald Trump establishes mining of minerals as the highest-priority use of federal lands, and that could eventual...
- Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – March 28, 2025 – videoCheck out the super-hot perch bite here – but tread lightly as the ice here is starting to deteriorate. And the walleyes are turning on here. The post Michiga...
- New York Fishing Report – March 28-April 4, 2025 – videoThe early spring brown trout bite on Lake Ontario is off to a good start inside 20 feet of water. The post New York Fishing Report – March 28-A...
- Spring open-water crappie plastics – focusing on minnow-style baits – videoThree options I’ve done well with recently and the progression on how/when I use them. The post Spring open-water crappie plastics – focusing on minnow-styl...
- Metro Area Fishing Report – March 30, 2025 – videoHad the boat in the water a bit this past week and it felt good. Cold weather returned (and looks to be lingering) so we will see how this next week goes. The p...
- North Dakota Fishing Report – March 29, 2025 – videoOpen-water season is here – but so is ice fishing. The post North Dakota Fishing Report – March 29, 2025 – video appeared first on Outdoor News.
- Discussion on forward-facing sonar, walleye limit among hot topics at MN-FISH summitOn Thursday, March 27, about 200 anglers from across Minnesota attended the MN-FISH Summit in Grand Rapids to hear from industry experts on various topics. ...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Shotgun zone elimination bill in state House exempts Olmsted, Dodge countiesOn Tuesday. April 1, the House Environment and Natural Resource Finance and Policy Committee laid over, for potential inclusion in an omnibus bill, H.F. 623, th...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Crossbows are good for the sportReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 4, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Crossbows ar...
- Minnesota’s April trout opener creates a buzz in the southeastThe traditional April stream trout “harvest” opener – April 12 this year – will never have the pomp and circumstance and mass appeal of Minnesota’s Ma...
- Minnesota budget plan cuts one-third of payments in lieu of taxesLooking down the barrel of an even larger budget deficit than originally projected in the fall of 2024, Gov. Tim Walz revised his initial budget proposal by car...
- Interesting in bow hunting? Register for Iowa’s Learn to Hunt programThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a six-month workshop to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook white-tailed deer to indivi...