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 ...

Fish houses dot the ice Dec. 31, 2024, on Lake of the Woods north of Pine Island. Preliminary numbers from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources show anglers logged about 2 million hours ...

How do you find lake ice that will support you? We talk about Potato Creek's ice, bait, necessary gear and two ice fishing derbies.

We took a visit up to the Mill at Round Lake where they’ve put together an ice bar 8 out of the past 9 years. The Mill’s Micheal Calligan says 6500 pounds of ice were used in creating the 30 ...

when three of us joined him for an evening of sturgeon fishing through the ice on Lake of the Woods. The trip yielded three sturgeon, the two biggest measuring 56½ inches and 55¼ inches ...

Minn. (Valley News Live) - This might not come as a surprise, but lake ice out is ahead of schedule this spring. We know many anglers are already preparing their boats and rods in anticipation of ...

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 ...