Winter Trout in Minnesota

Effective winter patterns to consider trying for the season on selected streams predominantly include nymph patterns. The trout become lethargic in the cool winter moths and try to expend as little energy as possible. With water temperatures hovering between 34-40 degrees for most of the winter, trout will not chase their food down, but will suck it in as it floats by. That is why nymph patterns are so effective. Several nymph patterns are effective for southeastern Minnesota. The basic patte
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Minnesota Sturgeon Fishing: Bigger and Better

By FM Insider

Anglers have more opportunities to fish for Minnesota sturgeon because of a new catch-and-release fishing season this year. Here’s what you need to know. What does the new season mean for anglers? The new catch-and-release season on inland waters began this year. Each year, it closes from April 15 to June 15 to protect sturgeon [...] [ Read More ... ]

Get the Net!

By FM Insider

Netting a fish must be a coordinated effort; done right, it means sweet success and high-fives all around. Part of that success is choosing the right net for the job. Anglers should consider the type and size of the fish they expect to encounter to pick the proper net. Elements to consider are hoop diameter [...] [ Read More ... ]

Ice Fishing Microplastics ...

By FishingMN Editor

Downsize to ice fishing microplastics for more panfish this ice season by Scott Glorvigen In the 1990s we discovered the benefits of downsizing to 1- to 2-pound test and using Rat Finkies and Hornets for hardwater panfish. It was incredible—we began to experience unprecedented bites on tiny horizontal jigs while guys near us fishing minnows [...] [ Read More ... ]

Minnesota Deer Hunting Op ...

By FM Insider

Minnesota Deer Hunting Community – If You want to talk or get more info – Click Here please: The Minnesota deer hunting opener has hunters ready and eager to head out to the fields and forests for the firearms deer opener that gets underway a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Nov. 7. Here are some [...] [ Read More ... ]

How to prepare for ...

By FishingMN Editor

It’s April so you know what that means…Spring is here. Which also means, for a lot of anglers and states, the open water fishing season is right around the corner. I know some people have been finding fishable open water for several months here in certain parts of Colorado but for most locations in the [...] [ Read More ... ]

Get the Net!

By FM Insider

Fishing Success Be ...

By FishingMN Editor

One of the keys to fishing success is to constantly be learning. This is true for each and every time you go fishing– you should leave the water with some type of mental note that you can apply to a future situation. Another big part of that constant learning is to force yourself to experiment with new [...] [ Read More ... ]

Early Season Walleye

By FishingMN Editor

Early Season Walleye While a lot of Walleye fishing consists of deeper fishing off of points, flats and weeds, through much of the year for the next couple of months dominant Walleye patterns will occur in shallow water due to the spring spawning ritual of Walleye. As early as late ice to ice out Walleye [...] [ Read More ... ]