Fishing for panfish, crappies and blue gills continue in Central Minnesota....Schmitt believes when the walleye opener happens on May 11, walleye will be ready to feed.

GO FISHING For serious or even halfway-serious anglers in Minnesota, the fishing opener is a sacred holiday and the unofficial...Minnesota offers some of the best freshwater fishing in the country, from big lakes to scenic trout streams and the mighty Mississippi

He says overall he views the opener as a "good opener with better days ahead"....Schmitt says fishing was good last week and is even better this week.

The Minnesota pheasant hunting opener is Saturday starting at 9 a.m. and runs through January 1st....He says fishing participation is down but those who are fishing are having lots of success and should continue to do so for the

He says they bagged 20 ducks and reports he gathered throughout the state indicate success for those who participated on the opener...Fall fishing continues and Schmitt says October can be some of the best fishing all year when temperatures drop into the 40s and

The event consists of more than just the Governor fishing. Jake Juliot from Explore Minnesota joined me on WJON....Governor’s Fishing Opener The 75th Governor’s fishing opener will be held this weekend in Mankato, the first time it has ever

UNDATED (WJON News) -- As Minnesota's fishing opener approaches, anglers will be able to take one fish per day from what many...The walleye opener is always a bit of a...who knows how the fish are going to be behaving.

Fishing is one of those activities where you can state that you aren't "doing nothing" you are fishing!...The fishing opener in Minnesota opens on May 13th for Walleye and Northern Pike and on June 3rd for Muskellunge.

Fishing opener/Mother's Day weekend is just days away. This weekend will be a busy weekend in Minnesota for travel....Distracted and impaired driving tends to become more likely on fishing opener/Mother's Day weekend.

This weekend marks one of the most important holidays on any Minnesotan's calendar: the fishing opener!...This year's opener is one week later than years past, which hopefully means better weather and hungrier fish!