In Minnesota’s Rice Lake, bigmouth buffalo fish—some up to 127 years old—are the world’s longest-lived freshwater fish, aging ...

A mix of outdoors stories from Minnesota, including information on the 2026 Minnesota Sportsmen’s Show at Canterbury Park in ...

Mar. 1—ST. PAUL — Anglers in Minnesota now have more options for landing a catch-and-release state record fish, the Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday, Feb. 29. As of Friday, March 1, ...

Anglers can earn catch-and-release records for 18 species beyond the four current species that are recognized, a change the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is making in response to the ...

WILLMAR — The Minnesota Legislature is expected to debate proposals this session to give what many consider long overdue protection to the state’s 23 non-game fish species. Proposals are afoot to set ...

Every year, millions of pounds of garbage pollute freshwater lakes across the U.S. In Minnesota, scuba divers took a deeper look at where all the underwater trash is coming from and how to prevent it.

Everyone has fishing tips. The source and timing can add to their currency. Here are a few to consider a week out from another Minnesota outdoors holiday — the fishing opener Saturday. Ray Gildow, a ...