Foraging Morels
The Morel Mushroom is one of mother nature’s finest tasting delicacies. These little gems are not easy to find but when found the reward...
Shorelines are Alive
Water temperatures are getting into the mid 60’s and that means many fish species are moving into the shorelines, big and small. When the...
First Catches of the Open Water Season
It'd been a busy few weeks since my last fishing, which was on the last of the good hardwater in mid-April. With my first kid coming in...
Opener
Minnesota walleye opener is a weekend that most look forward to putting some gold in the boat. For me, it means our annual family trout...
Packing It Up till Next Winter
After declaring the hardwater done a couple of weeks ago, I finally had some time to "summerize" all of my ice gear this week. All my ice...
DNR Trout Raising in the Classroom
Headed down to see if I could catch some trout. As I arrived, I noticed a field trip with many middle school kids and a couple DNR. The...
Kids first time in the boat this spring
I finished my crappie tournament with lots of fish and a sunburn. I headed home to grab the kids, as it was a beautiful day out. Instead,...
Alexandria Area Report: A Swift Kick into Spring!
Two week ago we were on 28" of ice and the thought was that we would be lucky to have open water before the MN Walleye opener. That was...
Coming Together for Springtime Crappie
Spring time brings life back into everything that we do in the outdoors, flowers and trees come to life, waters of our lakes start to warm,
Fishing with Dad and Crappies
My dad was pestering me as to when we were going crappie fishing on his favorite lake. So, I thought it would be a good day to take the boat
