Rough fish like carp and buffalo fight harder than bass and are found almost everywhere. Here's why more anglers should be ...

Roy Heilman Special to The Free Press Feb 15, 2026 Feb 15, 2026 In this chapter of comprehensive aquatic ecosystem management, Minnesota DNR is moving toward establishing harvest limits for native ...

RACINE - Bolstered by recent rains, on April 13 the Root River rolled past like a liquid highway of slightly diluted chocolate milk. The conditions didn't please the dozen steelhead anglers assembled ...

Devon Oliver, a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries researcher in Lake City, gets excited when talking about how fascinating “rough” fish really are and how we need to better ...

Rough fish release! See why and how we release rough fish while they are actively feeding. U.S. envoy's mention of 'animalistic' behavior sparks press corps outrage F-35 pilot held 50-minute airborne ...

The Department of Natural Resources has outlined a long list of research needed to gather basic information about 23 fish species long labeled “rough fish” in state law. “We’re going to pay more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 7—The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, in an effort to protect native rough fish, is asking the public to comment ...

There's a lot of local history associated with the Dead Waters of the Cass River. Its name has nothing to do with being stagnant, but is in reference to the fact that it has very little current due to ...

The Minnesota governor signed a bill into law giving often-discounted fish higher conservation protections, an effort pegged for protecting ecosystems. Tim Walz has a reputation for embracing ...

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 ...