
Targeting bucketmouths through the ice? Think spoons
I learned this one in grade school: The fork says to the spoon, “Who was that ladle I saw you with last night?” The spoon replies, “That was no ladle, that was my knife.”
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I learned this one in grade school: The fork says to the spoon, “Who was that ladle I saw you with last night?” The spoon replies, “That was no ladle, that was my knife.”

It’s nearly time to start singing the Foreigner hit “Cold as Ice.”
Ice fishing season is fast approaching, and hard water anglers hope it’s sooner rather than later when it comes to walking on

As anglers across Minnesota wait patiently or eagerly for ice to solidify on their favored lakes, now could be the time to reflect on how the open-water season went to prepare for success next year.

As ice forms on waters across Minnesota, St. Paul RiverCentre will play host to the St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show, set for Dec. 5-7.

There’s a neighbor at our cabin whose family has fished the lake decades longer than I’ve been alive.
This is Lake Carlos in the Alexandria, Minn., area and growing up, I used to be

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirmed that a Richland County deer farm has had a positive test for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The result was confirmed by the National Veterinary

Like most fish species, panfish – we’re talking bluegills, crappies, and even jumbo perch here – are all usually super active during the early ice period. Those first few weeks of hard water are a

While there’s always a bunch of new products every year in the ever-growing ice fishing marketplace, some tend to stand out a bit more than others. Such is the case heading into the 2025-26 winter

The winter season walleye limit on Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake will be a four fish possession limit, with only one walleye longer than 17 inches allowed. This is a reduction from the 2025 open water
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