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 ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, the Lake of the Woods sauger population remains at a "high level of abundance," the DNR said, with an average catch of 21.7 saugers per gill net lift during the fall survey.

The Lake of the Woods Fisheries Management Plan was last updated in 2018, and the update is necessary “to reflect current public values and attitudes about how the lake should be managed ...

Based on length-girth estimates the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has on its website, a 60-inch sturgeon would weigh anywhere from 40 to 66 pounds, depending on its girth.