Ice fishing tip: Stuck in one spot? Call the fish to you!
Not marking fish despite working a prime location? Try using flashy spoons or rattle baits to entice more fish into your icy zone.
Ice Fishing
Key tool in winter success: vertical jigging spoons
Know which jigging to employ when and you’ll reel in more walleyes and panfish this hard-water season.
Outdoor News Video: ice fishing deep walleyes
Fishing guide Tony Roach shares with Outdoor News one of his best techniques for walleye fishing in cold, deep waters.
Organizers cancel International Eelpout Festival in Walker
The organizers said they could not reach an agreement on a number of terms with the Cass County officials. So they canceled what would have been the 41st annual event, which had been planned for Feb. 20-23.
Outdoor News video: Ice fishing, catch and release, and the tools to get it done
Ice anglers, do you prefer to release the fish you catch? Here are a few of the proper tools to aid successful catch-and-release on the hard water.
Minnesota Outdoor News Fishing Report – Jan. 3, 2020
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Ice thickness varies throughout the lake, and with additional snow, slush continues to be a problem in most areas of the lake that people are allowed to access. Heading into this weekend,…
Outdoor News video: ice fishing with set lines
There are many different ways to catch fish when going out ice fishing. Outdoor News' Jason Revermann shares his favorite technique ice fishing while using set lines rather than other ways when you're jumping from hole to hole.
Two simple tips for ice-fishing success [video]
Check out this Angling Buzz video for a few rock-solid tips for catching more (and bigger?) fish through the ice.
Minnesota Outdoor News Fishing Report – Dec. 27, 2019
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Most fishing activity remains in the bays, on shoreline points and breaks, or some reefs and other structure close to shore. Snowmobiles or ATVs with chains are best in the bays, and…
Show-stoppers: 10 ice-fishing products worth checking out [videos]
The recent Hard Water Expo and the St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show helped kick off the 2019-20 ice-fishing season.
Cool new tools for the 2019-20 ice fishing campaign
Gear for the 2019-20 ice-fishing season has a heavy slant towards larger baits, continued innovations in plastics, fly fishing or in-line reels, and even more emphasis on tungsten jigs and lures.
25 holiday gift ideas for the angler in your life
From stocking stuffers to great values and accessories to gifts for the serious angler.
Tricked-out snowmobile for ice fishing [video]
In this Angling Buzz video, Jason Mitchell runs through his ice fishin’ snow machine, breaking down each modification from the auger rack in the front to the sled mount on the backside and everything in-between.
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.
Know The Ice Before You Go Too Far...
Please be safe while going out on the ice. Always take caution and bring the proper gear with you.
Ice fishing tips: Essential tools for safe early ice fishing adventures
Having the proper equipment and checking ice conditions frequently will help keep you topside.
Upper Red Lake walleye regulations change for winter season
The regulations, which become effective Sunday, Dec. 1, are the same as those of last winter but more restrictive than during 2019 open water fishing.
One walleye allowed for Lake Mille Lacs winter anglers starting Dec. 1
Winter anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will enjoy a walleye harvest this winter for the fourth season in a row, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Trashing Minnesota's lakes: COs seeing 'fallout' from hard-water season
With fish-house removal deadlines in the rearview mirror and melting snow revealing what once was hidden, conservation officers throughout the state are finding the trash people left behind, the Minnesota DNR noted in a Facebook post recently. A reminder from…
Amid difficult, snowy conditions, fish-house removal deadlines loom
The March 4 deadline applies to lakes south of an east-west line formed by U.S. Highway 10, east along Highway 34 to Minnesota Highway 200, east along Highway 200 to U.S. Highway 2, and east along Highway 2 to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. The deadline north of that line is the end of the day Monday, March 18.
Outdoor News Store
Shop our online store for products and gear: Print of the Year, Outdoor News History Book, Outdoor News Clothing and more!
Subscriber Services
| Change of Address Submit an Event Letters to the Editors Sample Paper |
Store Classifieds Submit A Photo Advertise |
Outdoor News Radio
Outdoor News Blogging Team
Get Your Picture Published
in Outdoor News
Do you have a photo you would like to see in published in Minnesota Outdoor News? Click here, fill out the form, upload your photo and watch for it in the paper.
