The DNR regularly reviews fishing regulations, proposes new special regulations for individual waters and asks for input ...

Joining 46 other states, Minnesota has officially chosen a state fossil—the giant beaver known as Castoroides ohioensis. With ...

Posted: June 23, 2025 | Last updated: June 23, 2025 Today we're out fishing for gar, specifically longnose gar.

Secrets of a fortress: Inside Litchfield’s GAR Hall The story behind the Grand Army of the Republic Hall in Litchfield is part of a series called Lakes Country Treasures, which takes readers ...

During Take a Kid Fishing Weekend, Minnesota residents can fish without licenses if they take children 15 or younger.

The alligator gar is a massive, ancient fish found in U.S. rivers and lakes. With its armor-like scales and gator-like snout, it looks terrifying—but it plays a vital role in freshwater ...

Grand Meadow GAR Hall Though Minnesota might not be the first state that comes to mind when you think of the Civil War, thousands of Minnesotans served.

Anglers in Minnesota are readying for the fishing opener on May 10, coinciding with a warm Mother's Day weekend.

Renowned angler Art Weston has done it again — recently landing a massive alligator gar measuring 7 feet 3 inches and weighing 153 pounds on Lake Livingston in East Texas.

Art Weston reeled in a 153-pound alligator gar on Lake Livingston with the help of Captain Kirk Kirkland of Alligator Gar Fishing.

Health officials say PFAS levels make it unsafe to eat fish caught in certain Minnesota lakes and rivers.

A pending world-record alligator gar caught by Art Weston is the heaviest freshwater fish ever landed on 2-pound test.