Maybe it was coincidence, but pics of jumbo perch from the Mississippi River seemed to light up my social media feeds about a month ago. Always one for a new adventure, I found it hard to ignore. I ...

If you think saltwater offers the only opportunity to catch really big fish, think again. The Mississippi River is home to one of the largest species of freshwater fish in the state, blue catfish. In ...

Anglers fish Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in the tailrace below the Brainerd Dam on the Mississippi River. The popular spot is is a gathering spot for fishing walleye, northern pike, muskellunge and catfish ...

ST. CLOUD — If you're looking to get out and fish for next weekend's annual Minnesota fishing opener, the Mississippi River in St. Cloud offers many options for shore fishing. And while most anglers ...

Danny Paccasassi, a lifelong Memphis resident, started fishing on the Mississippi River 40 years ago. Now he runs a fishing charter. But he rarely eats the fish he catches. Fishers on the Tennessee ...

RED WING — For tens of thousands of years, fish have been attracted to an area for better food, water or protection and fishermen have been attracted to that area for the fish. Simple, obvious, ...

WABASHA, Minn. - A couple of times a year, my good friend Mike Wirth invites me to join him for a few hours of Mississippi River bass fishing. For some reason, such invitations are rare, but now that ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River ...

Looking for a new fishing spot? Whether you're angling for catfish, bass, crappie or bream, there's likely a great lake to catch your dinner near you in Mississippi. Fishmasters, a website for tips, ...

The Mississippi River is continuing to flood and all that water is devastating oyster harvests downstream. It's bad and getting worse. Two major disasters have hit the commercial fishing industry on ...