By Glen Schmitt Contributing Writer St. Paul — Warm weather, snow, slush, thin ice, and fewer anglers have captured headlines during the ice fishing season. Although January is nearly half over, ice conditions remain unpredictable in most areas of the state. Ice always is, but this year has provided a wide range of varying ice […]
Marginal ice conditions not helping hard-water anglers
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