BAUDETTE, Minn. – Lake of the Woods in northwest Minnesota has been named among the top nine ice fishing destinations in the U.S. by FishingBooker, an online platform for booking fishing trips. Here’s ...

Sitting over an 8-inch hole on a one-million-acre lake does give an angler an incredibly wide range of potential outcomes, ...

Like any cop making a traffic stop, Ben Huener was alert when he and another Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer, Coby Fontes, approached a fishing boat recently while ...

Aug. 2—BAUDETTE, Minn. — As expected, ice fishing pressure on Lake of the Woods dropped dramatically during the winter of 2023-24, the result of unusually mild temperatures that hindered ice ...

BAUDETTE, Minn. – If the walleyes didn’t cooperate on this sunny Saturday morning, the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 fishing season, it certainly wouldn’t be because of the weather. Morning temps in ...

At first glance, the numbers from last winter’s creel survey on Lake of the Woods might suggest ice fishing pressure reached an all-time high, but a new survey design the Minnesota Department of ...

Camping in the woods is like hitting the reset button on life. The scent of pine, the crackle of a campfire, and the peace of being unplugged—it’s pure magic. Whether you’re a seasoned camper or a ...

Good or bad (but especially good), I always enjoy hearing from readers about stories or columns I've written. OK, maybe not always; but most of the time. Such was the case this week, when I received ...

Several passengers and the driver escaped from the "bomber." It's the season's second known ice-related fatality in Minnesota. A commercial transport vehicle commonly known as a "bomber" crashed ...