Minnesota’s flagship state-owned trout hatchery in Lanesboro needs $5 million in improvements so anglers can continue to enjoy a regular supply of stocked trout in streams and lakes throughout the state. Opened in 1925, the Lanesboro hatchery needs urgent repairs to protect the facility from flooding, to replace structures contaminated with mold, and to make critical repairs to rusting steel […]

Many Minnesotans like to fish, and with the ice ever so slowly leaving the lakes, the hope of prowling open water lakes and streams with rod ’n reel is taking shape. Here are some fun fishing facts gathered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources that should keep prospective summer fishermen and fisherwomen interested in their sport. There are about […]