Minnesota Great Eight Lakes Fishing Report – December 4th, 2015
LAKE MILLE LACS The main lake is wide open with skim ice in the bays and along many of the shorelines. There’s nothing fishable at this point, but look to the bays to be the
LAKE MILLE LACS The main lake is wide open with skim ice in the bays and along many of the shorelines. There’s nothing fishable at this point, but look to the bays to be the
NORTHEAST METRO Ice is very limited in this area with just some shorelines and small bays covered with a thin layer. It’s going to take several days of cold weather for most lakes to cap
ALEXANDRIA AREA Ice is limited to the shorelines, bays, and portions of some small lakes. For the most part, there was more open water than ice on area lakes early this week. It’s going to

With December is shaping up well for hunting ring-necked pheasants and other upland game birds, here are some tips for winter shotgunning.

The sporting mom or dad should be excited about Christmas morning too, right? Maybe not Red Rider BB-Gun excited, but pumped up nonetheless.
Banquets/Fundraisers Dec. 2: Minnesota Darkhouse & Angling Assoc. Banquet, 5 p.m., Hibbing Moose Club. For more info call 218-254-3640. Dec. 5: Nobles County DU Banquet, Brewster American Legion Hall. For more info call Kevin Black,
District 1 – Baudette area CO Eric Benjamin (Warroad) worked both big- and small-game hunting activity. The firearms deer season wrapped up this past weekend. Many hunters stated that they would give the muzzleloader season
LAKE MILLE LACS Muskie anglers were busting skim ice in the bays and shorelines to get to the shallow reefs and those going are continuing to find active fish. The main lake is wide open,
NORTHEAST METRO Although you could still drop a boat in most lakes, especially larger bodies of water, fishing action has been non-existent over the past week. There is some ice taking hold along the shorelines
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