Based on DNR creel surveys, anglers landed an estimated 15,000 crappies this winter on Upper Red, compared with about 900 crappies, on average, over the previous 10 winters or more. Crappies are a ...

WASKISH, Minn. — To borrow from Mark Twain, reports of the demise of Red Lake’s crappies have been greatly exaggerated. Yes, the lake’s famed slab crappies, which have attracted hordes of anglers here ...

In early winter, finding crappies is as easy as finding green aquatic vegetation. Big slabs will be right up in the greenery, where they not only find abundant foot, but cover, both for ambushing ...

Many Northland lakes were mostly impassable last week after 50-degree temperatures melted snow on top of the ice. That watery mush should firm up with cooler overnight temperatures this weekend, and ...

UPPER RED LAKE, Minn. — Resort owners in northern Minnesota continue the waiting game with Mother Nature. The ice fishing season on Upper Red Lake remains frozen until next week. It's a tough ...

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Mar. 17—WASKISH, Minn. — It's not going to match the explosion of the late '90s and early 2000s, but there's been a resurgence of crappies this winter on Upper Red Lake. Big time. "It was amazing; ...