Fishing Our Waters
Minnesota offers a wealth of fishing opportunities. Whether it’s the limestone spring creeks of the Driftless, a metro-area hotspot like the Vermillion, or the tannin-stained waters of the northeast, there is trout to be found all across Minnesota. Below we have archived our “Fishing Our Habitat Improvement” series as well as various fishing information articles that have appeared in our publication Trout Unlimited Minnesota.
Fishing Articles
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Macro of the Month: Ants
One of my favorite surprises of summer trout fishing in Minnesota comes after a good soaking rain. When storms sweep through the valleys, they don’t just raise the rivers a few inches. They send ants tumbling from trees and grass into the currents, and the trout are quick to notice. Ants...
Macro of the Month: Crane flies
Living on a trout stream in southeastern Minnesota, it doesn’t require too much effort to keep an eye on what’s hatching and when. However, it still caught me by surprise to see two adult craneflies on my bathroom floor early one morning in the first week of May. Maybe they...
Want to start fly fishing for trout?
Check out our educational video series that can help get you started on the water in Minnesota.
New to fishing in Minnesota?
Check out the helpful links to the side to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource’s pages. Here you can purchase a fishing license online and find all the resources you need to get out on the water including maps, catch-and-release information, trout ID, fishing regulations and more.