A haunting short story about one angler’s dangerous decision to chase muskies as a storm rolls in. Powerful and relatable for ...

This Wisconsin retreat offers anglers and adventurers a 143-foot musky, sprawling lakes, tons of trails, iconic supper clubs, ...

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 ...

Joe Banish of Grand Forks, N.D., caught this 27½-inch walleye Saturday, May 10, 2025, the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 fishing season, on Lake of the Woods near Baudette, Minn.

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 out ...

CO Coby Fontes (Warroad South) spent the week patrolling Lake of the Woods and the surrounding area. Enforcement action was taken for no angling license in possession and no state park permit.

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.

Fishing guide Ben Barrus of Roosevelt, Minn., holds a chunky smallmouth bass he caught and released Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, on the south shore of Lake of the Woods.

They worked Round Lake for two hours. Fred caught and released a small muskie and they went ashore and started a fire. In later afternoon Tony took a muskie off Pine Point that weighed 33 pounds. Fred ...

Amanda Wilcox, of Rochester, caught this 45-inch, 25-lb Otisco Lake tiger muskie in August while fishing with her dad. Amanda Wilcox “I see its head and I’m like, oh my God,” Wilcox said.

Leech Lake fishing guide Warren Bridge was among the first to reap the spectacle’s rewards. Trolling a 6800-series jointed Creek Chub Pikie lure on Sunday morning, July 17, 1955, he quickly ...