BAUDETTE, Minn. — As expected, ice fishing pressure on Lake of the Woods dropped dramatically during the winter of 2023-24, the result of unusually mild temperatures that hindered ice conditions and ...

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.

There is no better illustration of the north-south latitude variance in Minnesota during the start of a Super El Nino winter than what everyone has experienced in this December. In southern Minnesota, ...

BAUDETTE, Minn. -- The fish-cleaning house at Ballards Resort on Lake of the Woods was a busy place Tuesday evening. Guides cleaned about 400 walleyes and saugers caught that day by the resort's ...

Sep. 1—At first glance, the numbers from last winter's creel survey on Lake of the Woods might suggest ice fishing pressure reached an all-time high, but a new survey design the Minnesota Department ...

Several passengers and the driver escaped from the "bomber." It's the season's second known ice-related fatality in Minnesota. A commercial transport vehicle commonly known as a "bomber" crashed ...

About 50 ice anglers had to be rescued from a northern Minnesota lake on New Year's Day after a pressure ridge they were near split and left them stranded, officials said Tuesday. The event on the ...

A vehicle used to transport ice-fishers crashed through the ice on a northern Minnesota lake, killing one man. The Cass County Lakes Area Dive Team recovered the man's body in about 10 feet of water ...

One of America's wooded treasures is home to a four-season resort for anglers and water lovers. At Zippel Bay Resort on Minnesota's legendary Lake of the Woods, the fish are abundant and wildlife ...