They call it the Minnesota Fishing Opener, but up here on Lake of the Woods – and thousands of other lakes across the state, I dare say – it’s the walleye that reigns supreme. So it was that ...

Connor and his family didn't think twice, making the call that would lead them to Jim Denney, an Iowa farmer who was fishing on Lake of the Woods a year previous when he dropped his wallet overboard.

This winter, many Lake of the Woods resorts are limiting their transport to lightweight vehicles that pull heated enclosed trailers to carry customers onto the ice. The ice is maybe 20 inches thick.

Jeff Anderson, general manager of Border View Lodge in Baudette, joins us over Zoom to share his professional experience on what makes fishing Lake of the Woods such a unique experience.

Crappies like to spawn in shallow, dark-bottomed bays that warm faster than the main lake. They like areas ... deeper transition areas. The best crappie fishing is on warm afternoons when the ...

The streak ended at 11 – his old consecutive smallmouth record before moving to Lake of the Woods (more on that later) – but there’s no doubt Barrus and his two fishing partners were ...

Lake of the Woods is 70 miles long, 60 miles wide, and encompasses more than 1,700 square miles. It's a fishing haven for anglers that produces world-class walleye and sauger all year long ...

May 10—Somewhat surprisingly, perhaps, fishing pressure this past winter on Lake of the Woods didn't set a record, despite ideal ice conditions and marginal snow cover that made it easy to get ...

BAUDETTE, Minn. — As expected, ice fishing pressure on Lake of the Woods dropped dramatically during the winter of 2023-24, the result of unusually mild temperatures that hindered ice conditions ...

The Lake of the Woods death is the second known fatality this ice fishing season in Minnesota. Jerry Keith Buhr, 67, of Osage, Minnesota, was found with his ATV upside-down and having drowned in ...

A charter trip website has named the best 18 fishing lakes in the U.S. FishingBooker.com published the list on May 6, 2025. The first lake to make ... of trophy Bass and Crappie, America is ...