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 ...

Charlie Wedes didn’t look like a revolutionary when, 16 years ago, he and another grade-schooler puttered around Lake Minnewashta in the metro’s western suburbs, casting for largemouth bass. Just 6 ...

With ice anglers out in force once again on Lake ... walleye limit, fishing with extra lines and for keeping walleyes of illegal length. Conservation Officer Ben Huener, who patrols Lake of the ...

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 ...

Walleye and sauger populations in Minnesota waters of Lake of the Woods are both above historic ... 2019 and 2020. In fishing terms, that means anglers can likely expect a lot of “bait stealers ...

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.

While ice fishing pressure on Lake of the Woods exceeded 3 million angler-hours during the winter of 2022-23, fishing pressure during the winter of 2023-24 dropped ...

Baudette area: On the south end of the Lake of the Woods, walleyes are ... temperatures moved north. Anglers fishing the St. Louis River Estuary reported the walleye bite was slow, though some ...

The walleye run often ... some of the best fishing of the year. Joe Shead is an accomplished outdoor writer, hunter, fishing guide and multi-species angler from Minnesota who will fish for ...

When Penn Flathers returned from his latest angling adventure “up north,” he had doubts about returning to “Lake Catch-a-Few” in the future. His tradition of having the same dates, same ...

Ron Nies (left) of Minneapolis caught this 28-inch walleye Sunday, May 12, 2024, on Lake of the Woods while fishing with guide ... averages during the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ...