North Shore Pink Salmon

Fishing for North Shore pink salmon

Learn how to catch a pink salmon on the North Shore of Lake Superior. These "Humpies" can be a great opportunity for anglers fishing for migratory fish in the fall in Minnesota.

By - Gitche Gumee Chapter President, Fly Fishing Guide on September 8, 2026
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Fishing the Hex hatch

Learn how to fish the Hex Hatch in Minnesota. From the biology of the Hexagenia limbata to the gear, and techniques to help you land a late night giant.

By - Gitche Gumee Chapter President, Fly Fishing Guide on July 15, 2026
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Gear up for North Shore steelhead

The fishing gear you need for catching Steelhead on the North Shore of Lake Superior. From rod and reels, to line, leader, tippet, and flies. Make sure you are prepared.

By - Gitche Gumee Chapter President, Fly Fishing Guide on April 3, 2026
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All about fly fishing strike indicators

Learn everything you need to know about fly fishing with indicators. Is is ok if you call it a bobber? Different types of indicators are better for different situations.

By - Gitche Gumee Chapter President, Fly Fishing Guide on March 20, 2026
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Winter fly fishing in Minnesota’s Driftless Area

For many Minnesota anglers, January is a month spent leaning over an ice hole or a fly-tying vice, but if you are willing to embrace the cold you can be rewarded with some great fly fishing memories. While the rest of the state is locked in a deep freeze, the...

By - Gitche Gumee Chapter President, Fly Fishing Guide on January 16, 2026
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Macro of the Month: Northern caddisflies

Northern Caddisflies (Family Limnephilidae) Last month, we explored the importance of October foliage after it falls into a stream. Let’s take that further! As leaves fall into cold November water, there’s construction underway beneath the surface. Among the cobbles and leaf packs, case-building caddisfly larvae - members of the family Limnephilidae...

By - MNTU Habitat Director on November 16, 2025
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Macro of the Month: Beetles

All it takes is a little wind on the grass and you might be lucky enough to hear a little plop under the bank – maybe a beetle tumbling into the water to become a late afternoon salmonid snack. In late summer and early fall, beetles are a terrestrial staple...

By - MNTU Habitat Director on September 8, 2025
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Macro of the Month: Grasshoppers

It’s August in Minnesota. The heat has settled in, and streamside vegetation hangs thick and heavy over the banks of coldwater streams and rivers across the state. In our backyard, my daughters love to pass the time catching grasshoppers in the tall grass and tossing them into the stream, watching...

By - MNTU Habitat Director on August 12, 2025
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