All outdoor users would benefit from reading a rule book before engaging in outdoor activities, as regulations often change ...

About 50 ice ... 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 Lake of the Woods is the ...

They may not always bite, but populations of "eater-size" walleyes and saugers in Lake of the Woods look good going into the winter season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said in ...

Friends and family paid tribute to Earl Johnson, a longtime wildlife manager for the DNR in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, who died Feb. 25. Known as “Earl the Pearl” to friends and colleagues, Johnson was ...

LAKE MINNETONKA, Minn. — This winter is already shaping up to be colder and icier than last winter and that's a good thing for ice fishing. Mason Koonce is happy the temperature's dropped so low ...

MINNEAPOLIS — From skating to fishing, Minnesota's frozen lakes offer 10,000 opportunities. "Lake ice formation starts pretty much when the temperature gets below freezing," said Luigi Romolo ...

Numbers of trophy-size walleyes larger than 28 inches were slightly below historical averages during the Minnesota ... bread-and-butter of Lake of the Woods’ booming ice fishing industry.

In his 40 years as a fishing ... Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “And if you don’t have the cold air around, you’re not going to form ice.” But the effects of shorter lake ...

GRAND RAPIDS — In his 40 years as a fishing guide, Jeff Sundin of Grand Rapids has seen the lake ice ... years with good ice coverage. Data backs that up. Ice coverage on Minnesota lakes has ...