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Dozens of commercial fishermen used to work the upper Mississippi River. Now, a way of life is winding down.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR CASSVILLE - There's an art to setting a fishing net, and Mike Valley is a veritable Picasso. When he's out on the Mississippi River, the current changes every day, and precision ...
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Upper Mississippi River freezes over less than ever, another sign life is changing

KELLOGG, Minnesota - Standing on the frozen Mississippi River, his back to a few fishers in the distance, Rob Burdis begins to drill a hole into the ice near his feet. Once the drill stops, the only ...
Star Tribune

Stretch of Upper Mississippi seeing bigger fish numbers, and bigger fish

RED WING, MINN. – The "Judge" didn't make an appearance in our boat until 10:30 a.m., and it ruled against us on our first walleye of Opening Day. Afloat on a narrow channel of the Upper Mississippi ...
Iowa Public Radio

Upper Mississippi River refuge celebrates 100 years of protection for fish, wildlife and habitat

Barges wrap around bottomland forest in Pool 10 of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The 240,000-acre refuge, which includes backwaters off the main river channel, is ...
The Gazette

Yellow perch are everywhere in Upper Mississippi

LANSING — The good multispecies fishing on the Upper Mississippi River has gotten even better with the recent population explosion of yellow perch. “It’s becoming a destination for perch anglers,” ...
Post-Bulletin

Dozens of kids, families spend the day ice fishing in Winona

The annual event took place on Jan. 11, 2025 and helped celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Elliott Beyers, left, helps his daughter Blake ...
Buffalo News

Fishing upper Mississippi River in LaCrosse, Wisc., can be floating experience

“The Mississippi River towns are comely, clean, well-built, are pleasing to the eye, and cheery to the spirit. The Mississippi Valley is as reposeful as a dreamland, nothing worldly about it … nothing ...
Star Tribune

Record number of invasive silver carp caught in upper reaches of Mississippi River

Commercial fishermen caught the highest number of silver carp ever found so far upstream in the Mississippi River this week. The catch shows that the invasive fish are on the cusp of becoming ...
The Gazette

Ice cover on the upper Mississippi River was fleeting this winter. Is this our future?

Jeremy King, a DNR water quality technician, measures the ice thickness before taking water quality samples to measure velocity, depth, turbidity in the Mississippi River in Alma, Wisconsin on Feb. 15 ...
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Surveying the Upper Mississippi River

Paddle boats, dog park use and birdwatchers were just a few of the things Corps officials observed of river patrons during the summer months on a river well known to the city. Evaluation of ...
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New island building technique, a first on the Upper Mississippi River

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email McGregor Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project showcases many different features, including thin ...