Jan. 19—News of another surprise catch on Lake of the Woods hit my inbox Wednesday afternoon, when I opened the weekly update from Sportsman's Oak Island Lodge on Minnesota's Northwest Angle.

When Minnesota calls itself ... While most people come to Sportsman's Lodge to chase fish, it's not the only activity available at Lake of the Woods. It's the perfect place to explore with ...

A charter boat captain for Border View Lodge ... there’s no telling how many – it’s 100 fish, 300 fish.” He once caught smallmouths in Minnesota waters of Lake of the Woods for two ...

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 ...

News of another surprise catch on Lake of the Woods hit my inbox Wednesday afternoon, when I opened the weekly update from Sportsman’s Oak Island Lodge on Minnesota’s Northwest Angle.

LAKE OF THE WOODS ... s how their round, chunky bodies are shaped. And oh, the fight they put up. Fun, fun, fun. A charter boat captain for Border View Lodge, Barrus, 27, of Roosevelt, Minnesota ...