Minnesota Outdoor News Fishing Report – January 4, 2022
Site Staff
January 4, 2022
Despite an extended stretch of cold weather, walleye fishing has been about as good as it’s been all winter.
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Minnesota Pro Tip of the Week: In Otter Tail County, ice conditions challenging
Site Staff
January 4, 2022
We have a solid foot of snow on many lakes that are frozen with ice that is fair at best. It makes getting to the fish very difficult.
Bemidji Area Fishing Report – December 29, 2021 – video
Site Staff
December 29, 2021
Ice is still iffy, but there are some anglers hitting the ice on the smaller lakes in the area. And with a lot of snow in the area of late …
Bemidji Area Fishing Report – December 22, 2021 – video
Site Staff
December 22, 2021
More checking and searching than fishing, but how about the perch bite?! It’s hot, which likely means good things are ahead on the walleye front.
Dressing for ice fishing – video
Site Staff
December 22, 2021
In his first ice fishing tip of the season, Hall of Fame angler “Tackle” Terry Tuma talks about dressing for outdoor ice fishing. Terry says it’s important not to be overdressed while traveling in the
Catching bonus fish: light line battle – video
Site Staff
December 21, 2021
Early ice battle – it never gets old hooking into a “bonus” fish on light line. Ice fishing at its finest.
Balanced setup: Properly match your rod, line, lure – video
Site Staff
December 21, 2021
Slow down and think about the complete ice fishing setup you plan to use. You want to match the line to the lure and rod. Certain lines work best with certain power/action rods, and then
Minnesota Outdoor News Fishing Report – December 21, 2021
Site Staff
December 21, 2021
The morning and evening hours are best, but daytime walleye action hasn’t been that bad in many areas. It seems a combination of jigging spoons and deadsticks with minnows are both producing walleyes.
Minnesota Pro Tip of the Week: Use a search bait for Big Stone’s perch
Site Staff
December 21, 2021
The larger idea is to keep running and gunning until you locate higher concentrations of fish.
