ANGLE INLET, Minn. — A framed map of Lake of the Woods hangs on the wall of my family’s cabin on Flag Island. As a child, studying the navigational chart by the light of a kerosene lantern ...

Lake Minnetonka: According to Wayzata Bait & Tackle, with the warmer water temperatures, anglers are having success along the deeper weed edges. Walleyes are moving into the 18- to 20-foot depth ...

Jan. 20—LAKE OF THE WOODS, Minn. — Curt Quesnell likely has one of the best fish stories to come from Lake of the Woods this winter. He even had it on video. "Had" being the key word in this case.

Even with dry weather – a rare occurrence, of late – Lake of the Woods is expected to rise toward the top of the legislated operating range for the lake of 1,061.25 feet by mid-May, the LWCB said.

Even with the drop in abundance, Talmage said walleye numbers in Lake of the Woods are better than 2008, 2009 and 2010, when the survey yielded lower catch rates throughout that period.

On Lake of the Woods, though, there’s always the chance of a big walleye. Banish, the youngster in our crew at a mere 30 years old – the rest of us ranged in age from 50 to 68 – found that ...