Minn. (Valley News Live) - This might not come as a surprise, but lake ice out is ahead of schedule this spring. We know many anglers are already preparing their boats and rods in anticipation of open ...

CO Aaron Larson (Tower) checked for spring trapping activity as many rivers have opened up. ATV activity has began to pick up ...

Open-water fishing attracted early spring anglers last week, just a few days after all the ice on Lake Minnewaska disappeared ...

Shawano Lake and connected waters support a moderate-density northern pike population with a low to moderate size structure.

Lake Pepin in Minnesota has been named the prettiest lake in the state. The lake is famous for being the birthplace of ...

Nearly all of the wetlands in Minnesota’s prairie region have been destroyed. Many of the few that remain – an estimated 5% of the total before settlement – were saved by duck hunters.

Most crappie anglers know that finding the warmest, shallow water during spring up until the spawn is usually key. Warming waters, usually shallow waters, show the first signs of open-water life and ...

Safewise has released its rankings of the safest cities in every U.S. state, including Minnesota. The report was released ...

If you’re looking for the perfect lake to cast a line in Ohio this spring, but have your sights set on waters smaller than Lake Erie, look no further. Below is a list of Ohio’s top ten lakes to ...

Arnst says his organization has also removed about 10,000 carp and bullheads from the lakes to help with water clarity. "It was awesome. It was great. It was quite the topic in the bars and ...

After the spawn, crappie follow submerged creek channels out of reservoir tributary arms toward the main bodies of lakes. Although they’re unlikely to be packed together now as they were during ...

Fisheries biologists surveyed anglers at 11 lakes and found that 43% used live-imaging sonar. Also, anglers using live-imaging sonar caught 1.6 crappie per angler per hour compared to one crappie ...