Tag: Fishing

Minnesota DNR Has Free Activities This Weekend

If you’re interested in doing something outdoors this weekend, you’re in luck.  Sara Berhow with the Minnesota DNR says this is Take A Kid Fishing Weekend. Berhow goes on to say that Saturday is a day when you can get into all Minnesota state parks free of charge. You would still have to pay to…
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June 9, 2023 0

Winter Kill Affecting MN Lakes

It’s the opening weekend of fishing season in Minnesota.  At DNR Fisheries, they’re concerned not only about the live ones we hope to catch, but fish that also died in the winter kill.  Nathan Olson with DNR Fisheries in Detroit Lakes says he hasn’t seen a winter kill like this before. What causes winter kill?…
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May 12, 2023 0

MN DNR Conservation Officers 10-7-22

MN DNR Conservation Officer, Jim Guida and MN DNR Conservation Officer Candidate, Ben Ulrich, joined the Wake the Lakes Morning Show to talk about Ben’s continued training in his career, as well as covering various rules and regulations for Fall hunting and fishing in the Brainerd Lakes Area.


October 7, 2022 0

Take a Kid Fishing Weekend is this Friday through Sunday

During Take a Kid Fishing weekend (Friday, June 10 to Sunday, June 12) Minnesota residents can fish without licenses if they take children 15 or younger along. “Fishing together with kids is a fun way to spend time in the outdoors,” said Benji Kohn, volunteer mentor program coordinator with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.…
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June 7, 2022 0

Boat or Not, Many Opportunities for Beginning Fisherman in Minnesota

Minnesota, MN — One of the great things about the fishing tradition in the State of Minnesota is that it’s a past-time that is easily accessible by all. While your neighbor or friend might be hitting the water in $100,000 boat with another $10,000 worth of fish finding electronics, it’s important to know that you…
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May 11, 2022 0

Registration Open for Confidence Learning Center’s Camp Classic Weekend

(Press Release)EAST GULL LAKE, MINN –Confidence Learning Center has opened registration for the 2022 Camp Classic Weekend. The Camp Classic Weekend consists of a golf and fishing tournament, the Sertoman Mariucci Fest, and a live/silent auction June 17th-18th 2022. The Camp Classic Weekend is the largest in-house fundraiser for the Programs and Campers at Confidence Learning…
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April 30, 2022 0

Keeping pike? Minnesota has pike zone regulations

If you want to keep northern pike this fishing season, double check regulations and be prepared to measure your fish. Minnesota has three northern pike zones that apply to inland waters and reflect the differing characteristics of pike populations across the state. You can find those zone regulations, including a zone map, on the DNR…
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February 4, 2022 0