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Explore ice fishing with a youth, without a license this weekend

Minnesotans who would like to introduce a child to ice fishing can do so without a fishing license from Feb.

news / outdoors / fishing Mon, Feb 11, 2013 - 1:15pm

Menahga Family Fishing Derby is Saturday, Jan. 19, on Spirit Lake

The 2013 Menahga Family Fishing Derby will be Saturday, Jan. 19. It runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Spirit Lake. More than $8,500 in prizes will be awarded. The...

news / fishing Fri, Jan 18, 2013 - 10:01am

Several owners of fishing houses on West Battle Lake, as well as one on Murphy Lake, have reported break-ins this month.

Thieves taking from icehouses by West Battle Lake

Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - A rash of ice house burglaries is hitting lakes in Otter Tail County. Several owners of fishing houses on West Battle Lake, as well as...

news / fishing Fri, Jan 18, 2013 - 9:31am

The catch-and-release season for smallmouth bass will begin after this Sunday, Sept. 9. Though anglers may continue to target smallmouth bass, the species must be immediately released after being caught.

Catch-and-release season begins

The annual catch-and-release season for smallmouth bass begins in Minnesota after Sept. 9. The rule was enacted several years ago to protect smallmouth bass as they follow traditional migratory routes...

fishing Mon, Sep 10, 2012 - 9:51am

Muskie expert Dick Pearson said the pursuit of muskies lets him combine his passions for hunting and fishing. The pursuit paid off last summer when Pearson landed this 51-inch muskie on Lake of the Woods.

Muskie fever can lead to 'horrible addiction,' serious anglers say

Ask Dick Pearson about the thrill of fishing esox masquinongy -- the scientific name for the muskellunge -- and the admitted muskie fanatic doesn't have to fish for words. "I...

fishing Mon, Jun 04, 2012 - 2:19pm

AYA Tournament set June 2 on Little Pine Lake

An Angler-Young Angler (AYA) International Fishing Tournament which will be held June 2 on Little Pine Lake near Perham. The tournament will host up to 50 teams of three anglers,...

fishing / sports Sun, Mar 25, 2012 - 1:55pm

Craig Stich of Battle Lake caught a 40-inch northern pike that tipped the scales at 15 pounds, 4 ounces.

sports / outdoors / fishing Sun, May 29, 2011 - 10:29pm

Photo provided by Ben's Bait
Jim Kreykes of Sheldon, Iowa hooked an 8-pound, 2-ounce walleye on East Battle Lake opening day while fishing from a dock. Kreykes was using a three-inch Gulp minnow on a lead head jig.

sports / outdoors / fishing Sun, May 22, 2011 - 11:18pm

Photos by Brian Hansel
A pair of happy anglers try their luck off a dock in Otter Tail County Sunday afternoon.

Fishin' for the season

sports / fishing Sun, May 22, 2011 - 11:13pm

The lure of the walleye

BAXTER, Minn. - Ron Lindner has been in the pro fishing business for nearly 50 years, and he has a simple theory as to why people love walleye. It satisfies...

fishing Sun, May 22, 2011 - 11:12pm

Hoots AYA fishing tournament set for June 4

Hoots Sports has a few spots open for the Angler-Young Angle International Fishing Tournament Saturday, June 4, on Little Pine Lake near Perham. The tournament will host up to 50...

sports / fishing Sun, May 15, 2011 - 7:11pm

Thoughts on the fishing opener

May 14, Minnesota's Fishing Opener, is like a second Christmas to many folks in our neck of the woods, myself included. This year especially, it seems like we have been...

sports / fishing Fri, May 13, 2011 - 6:40pm

Wadena VFW hosting fundraiser for youth fishing

Wadena Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3922 will hold a fundraiser on Friday, May 13 to benefit the June 18 Youth Fishing Tournament in Wadena. An all-you-can-eat fish fry will...

news / fishing / outdoors Fri, May 06, 2011 - 3:04pm

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Jezebel Snyder of Wadena caught a 19-inch, five-pound largemouth bass and a 17-inch, four-pound largemouth while ice fishing with Keith and Melody Jahnke.

Two ice lunkers

sports / outdoors / fishing Sun, Jan 09, 2011 - 8:32pm

Scott Larson of Battle Lake hooked a 37-inch northern pike while angling on Eagle Lake Sept. 4. Larson's trophy catch weighed 11 pounds, 7 ounces.

37-inch northern

Scott Larson of Battle Lake hooked a 37-inch northern pike while angling on Eagle Lake Sept. 4. Larson's trophy catch weighed 11 pounds, 7 ounces.

sports / fishing Thu, Sep 16, 2010 - 8:48pm

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