While Pool 4 has dozens of fish species, the Minnesota DNR keeps closest tabs on its walleyes and sauger – the ...

According to the National Park Service, there are more than 120 fish species inhabiting the Mississippi River. The freshwater ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

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 ...

“The Mississippi, a mighty, mighty estuary, is not only a major tool for moving commerce back and forth, but it's also a place where people make a living, fishing on the river,” Carter said.

“The Mississippi, a mighty, mighty estuary, is not only a major tool for moving commerce back and forth, but it’s also a place where people make a living, fishing on the river,” Carter said. “This ...

These organs, called barbels, help the fish to locate bottom-dwelling prey ... in rivers and once roamed watersheds from the Mississippi River in the west to Hudson Bay in the east.