The early ice fishing formula for success with ‘Tackle’ Terry Tuma
From minnow heads to jigging spoons, new ice activates big-time piscatorial action during the short days of early winter.
From minnow heads to jigging spoons, new ice activates big-time piscatorial action during the short days of early winter.

Please be safe while going out on the ice. Always take caution and bring the proper gear with you.
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Some of the bays had “walkable” ice and there was some limited fishing activity for pike, but it wasn’t advised early this week with the wind and warm weather. The

Having the proper equipment and checking ice conditions frequently will help keep you topside.

Lake Superior’s cisco numbers have been steadily falling over the past decade. Last year’s commercial catch was just half the haul from 2006. As climate change makes Lake Superior’s winter ice cover — which helps
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS There’s some ice along the shorelines and in the bays, but the wind is pushing any ice that’s developed farther out. The ice that’s moving is soft, which is good,

No adult or juvenile zebra mussels reported, but number of larvae substantial.
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS The wind-protected bays are ice-covered and some shoreline ice has started to form. After unseasonably cold temperatures early this week, open water fishing options have likely ended due to shore

Since confirming zebra mussel larvae in Red Lake in Beltrami County earlier this year, the Minnesota DNR and the Red Lake Band Department of Natural Resources have conducted additional plankton surveys in Upper and Lower
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