MacKay, president of the Rainy Lake Sportfishing Club, said he’d be at home Saturday taking care of some of his “honey do” list before the fishing season really swings into full gear.

A Rainy Lake fishing trip has been a tradition for our group for more than 15 years. Although we go into the event with the mindset that every year is going to be a little different, with the ...

Chuck Haga: On Rainy Lake, fishing, memories, friendship I knew again that mystical sensation of a light tug on the line, the setting of the hook, and the fight to boat a good fish.

Fishing guide Travis DeWitt of Ballard’s Resort landed this 27-inch walleye Sunday morning, May 11, 2025, while guiding a group of fishermen on the Rainy River north of Baudette, Minn.

I said, 'Well, 10 bucks.' " Dougherty chuckled at the memory - he was 9 years old. He's been guiding ever since on Rainy Lake, and on Friday, he'll be inducted into the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame.

Rainy Lake fishing guide Billy Dougherty holds a hefty northern pike he caught on the lake. On Friday, March 23, 2018, Dougherty will be inducted into the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame.

Lake of the Woods/Rainy River With walleye season closed until the Minnesota Fishing Opener on Saturday, May 11, fishing pressure continues to focus on sturgeon and northern pike, and reports are ...

The 83,654-acre lake was impounded 62 years ago and, thanks to its relative isolation, for decades was legendary with locals but largely remained under the bass fishing radar. No longer.