Fish of the week: Bass – With the afternoon rain season starting to pick up, the water levels are starting to rise slightly and the lakes are cooling a bit as well. That has led to some good fishing, ...

A Rainy Lake fishing trip has been a tradition for our group for more than 15 years. Although we go into the event with the mindset that every year is going to be a little different, with the historic ...

Billy Dougherty remembers clearly his first day as a paid fishing guide on Rainy Lake. Opening day, 1965. He was working for his grandparents at the Kettle Falls Hotel on the lake. "This guy walked up ...

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. - Billy Dougherty remembers clearly his first day as a paid fishing guide on Rainy Lake. Opening day, 1965. He was working for his grandparents at the Kettle Falls Hotel on ...

Rainy Lake fishing guide Billy Dougherty holds a hefty northern pike he caught on the lake. On Friday, March 23, 2018, Dougherty will be inducted into the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame. This summer ...