Come July 1, anglers can legally use two lines during the open water season while fishing the Minnesota River downstream of the Granite Falls dam to Pool 2 on the Mississippi River. Gov. Tim Walz ...

HUTCHINSON — For many anglers in southern Minnesota, the Minnesota River is their go-to destination, no different than popular fisheries like Mille Lacs Lake or the St. Louis River estuary are to many ...

WILLMAR — Come July 1, anglers can legally use two lines during the open water season while fishing the Minnesota River downstream of the Granite Falls dam to Pool 2 on the Mississippi River. Governor ...

Carter Shoquist of Lino Lakes, Minnesota, holds up a 25-inch walleye he caught on the St. Louis River on Saturday, opening day of fishing in Minnesota, as his friend Justin Demars of Duluth sat in the ...

When it comes to the Minnesota Fishing Opener, no two years are the same, and that is certainly the case again this year. Minnesota’s 2024 Fishing Opener is Saturday, May 11. After a weird winter with ...

BAUDETTE, Minn. – If the walleyes didn’t cooperate on this sunny Saturday morning, the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 fishing season, it certainly wouldn’t be because of the weather. Morning temps in ...

BRAINERD — Anglers heading out for the Minnesota fishing opener this weekend would do well to pack their rain gear. Rain and strong winds are in the forecast for the fishing opener, which kicks off at ...

In 2023, the DNR gauged public support for an extended bass season through a questionnaire. Of the 3,041 responses received, 91% of respondents either supported or strongly supported the proposal.

Billy Dougherty’s grandfather bought the Kettle Falls Hotel in 1918 for four barrels of whiskey and $1,000. The hotel bridges Kabetogama and Rainy lakes. Dougherty, 68 years old, first showed up at ...