Spearfishing for walleyes and other game fish has slowly been gaining traction in the Great Lakes, and starting April 2026, the sport will enter a new phase there. In November, after years of input ...

May 2—Every year since 1986 — good weather and bad — Tim Lyon has tested the waters of Lake of the Woods or Rainy River on the Minnesota Fishing Opener. A charter boat driver for Ballard's Resort on ...

Fishing continues to rule the July calendar. We are now switched into full summer patterns and different fishing locations. Fishing, as of recently, has been what a golfer may say "par for the taking.

OKOBOJI, Iowa (KTIV) - Walleye Weekend is underway at the Iowa Great Lakes and one angler had immediate success. The Iowa Great Lakes Area Walleye Weekend Facebook page confirmed a tagged walleye was ...

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa (KTIV) - Recipients for the 2025 Iowa Great Lakes Walleye Weekend grant program were announced. With this year’s turnout of over 2,200 anglers from 21 different states, the Iowa ...

Something new for 2025 on Devils Lake will be a tagging study the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is planning to examine exploitation rates. With North Dakota’s fishing season open year-round, ...

There’s something electric about first ice. The crunch of ice creepers underfoot. The frosty breath hangs in the air. The quiet cutting of fresh holes as first light brings the ice above and below ...

Nov. 8—BAUDETTE, Minn. — Walleye catches were below historic averages during the annual fall fisheries assessment on Lake of the Woods, but the abundance of "harvestable-size" walleyes remains above ...