How to bring a big walleye onto the ice
Many big walleyes are lost right at the hole because they become entangled in the transducer cable.
Many big walleyes are lost right at the hole because they become entangled in the transducer cable.
St. Paul — St. Paul Winter Carnival organizers remind Minnesota anglers to prepare their ice-fishing gear for the month ahead.
Enforcement reports from around Minnesota.

How the recent snowstorm impacted ice fishing in the Bemidji area. Video courtesy of Visit Bemidji and Dick Beardsley Fishing Guide Service.

And Mill could be considered somewhat of a sleeper lake for largemouth bass.

This angler has his own style when a big fish hits, and he’s had success by following a few guidelines.


There hasn’t been much fishing activity, at least not as much as there could have been if lake conditions remained favorable and ice would have continued building.

Depths of 8-15 feet in relation to outside edges of weeds are prime locations to find hungry pike.
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