A freshly caught walleye glows in the light of the setting sun during early ice season. / Joe Shead The early ice period is one of the best times to catch walleyes during the hard-water season. At ...

Lindner, who lives near Brainerd, Minnesota, will speak at the Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, F-M Walleyes meeting at the Ramada in Fargo. Walleyes don't top the list of his favorite fish species to pursue ...

Anglers are enjoying the “hard water” that is covering many of the lakes across Pennsylvania as ice fishing is officially here. Anglers are drilling holes through several inches of ice to catch ...

Launching the 2025 ice fishing season on Red Lake, Minnesota! With 9 inches of ice, a ride out on the side-by-side, and a snug fish house, I dive into three days of chasing walleyes, testing new gear, ...

Ed and Charlene Green have been keeping a close eye on the ice reports from Lake Ontario’s Chaumont Bay all winter. Two weeks ago they finally made the trip north from their home in Northampton, Penn.

Yes, in spite of our unusually warm weather, ice fishing season is here. ‘Tis the hard water fishing season! Smith Lake, located close to Kalispell, is one of the first lakes to freeze over, so it is ...

When talking about early ice walleye fishing, the term “early ice” is a relative one. This winter ice conditions went from almost non-existent to 9-10 inches in short order. For some, early ice means ...

Dean Baragary (left) of Monti and Mike Stafford of Winthrop jig for walleye and sauger on Jan. 25 in the heated comfort of a Lake of the Woods ice fishing shack. (Orlan Love/correspondent) Buy Photo ...

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ST. PAUL -- Gov. Mark Dayton says Minnesotans will be able to fish for Mille Lacs Lake walleyes this winter. The governor Thursday said that he ordered Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Landwehr to ...

Minnesota’s state fish—the walleye—has significant recreational, economic and cultural importance to the upper Midwest, but a recent study suggests the climate is changing faster than walleye can ...