Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – February 20, 2024
Site Staff
February 20, 2024
Overnight temps in the teens and twenties are maintaining ice nicely. Fishing continues to be excellent here.
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Joe Albert: There’s fishing… and then there’s fishing in Alaska
Joe Albert
February 20, 2024
Aside from seeing “The Goonies” when it was still in theaters in Anchorage, I have pretty much no recollection of my family’s first trip to Alaska in 1985. But my dad caught a big king
Previewing the nation’s top bass fishing tournaments in 2024
Joe Albert
February 19, 2024
The Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour kicked off in late January at Toledo Bend Reservoir, an 185,000-acre impoundment of the Sabine River that straddles Louisiana and Texas.
Mike Schoonveld: Deep thoughts about fishing with earthworms
Mike Schoonveld
February 17, 2024
I’m not a particularly deep thinker, and most of the time, like when I’m threading a worm on a hook, I’m not thinking much deeper than how deep I should dangle the worm.
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Minnesota’s Mille Lacs Lake sees 10% decrease in total harvest quota
Brian Mozey
February 16, 2024
The Mille Lacs Lake fisheries advisory committee (MLFAC) met on Tuesday, Feb. 15, to discuss open water regulations for the lake and 2024’s allowable walleye harvest level. That level is down from last year.
It’s a great winter to try the southeast Minnesota trout option
Site Staff
February 16, 2024
Down in the bottom-right-hand corner of Minnesota, some 700 miles of trout streams flow through the valleys between bluffs. They range from oversized trickles to wade-with-caution rivers. Finning in those cool, clear streams are brook
Cold weather could reinvigorate Devils Lake ice fishing
Jeff Benda
February 15, 2024
With only a month left of winter, the allure of an ice-angling trip to North Dakota’s Devils Lake intensifies. Located along Highway 2 in the northeastern corner of the state, this renowned fishing destination spans
Outdoor News asks state leaders what their priorities are in Minnesota’s ’24 legislative session
Brian Mozey
February 14, 2024
As the calendar flipped to the new year, many state agencies and advocacy organizations focused attention to the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. On Feb. 12, the Minnesota Legislature kicked off its 2024 session.<br
Streams of Thought: Here’s how to follow along with Minnesota’s legislative session
Tim Spielman
February 14, 2024
Ready, set, legislate. Because the 2024 session of the Minnesota Legislature began Monday, we’ll offer first a primer on delving deeper into any particular piece of proposed legislation that piques your interest – because it
