According to preliminary results from a winter creel survey conducted by the Minnesota DNR, anglers logged just over 2 million hours of fishing pressure on the big lake during the winter of 2024-25.

Two winters ago, Minnesota’s frozen lakes were awash in so much slush that anglers needed hip boots to venture onto ice in search of walleyes, crappies and other fish. Thanks to unseasonably warm ...

David joined the WCCO team in April 2020, previously working at CBS 58 in Milwaukee. Prior to that, he worked in Las Vegas. While there, David covered several stories in the national spotlight, ...

LAKE MINNETONKA, Minn. — As the sun rose over Lake Minnetonka Saturday, temperatures above the ice hovered close to zero – with wind chill, it was even colder. It was everything Jeff Henrichs was ...

If you are still out on the open waters trying for some fish, please make sure to wear your life jackets and tell someone ...

The view from the mouth of Zippel Bay was a solid sheet of white for as far as the eye could see. This was Lake of the Woods in the wintertime from the south shoreline. The great white monotony ...

Your car may have been stuck in snow or ice a few times in your life — but trust me, you have never been Buick Lucerne-in-frozen-White Bear Lake stuck. According to a report by The Minnesota Star ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — In his 40 years as a fishing guide, Jeff Sundin of Grand Rapids has seen the lake ice season shorten firsthand. “Without a doubt, the last several years, the arrival of cold ...

BAUDETTE, Minn. (Valley News Live) - An ice house is a total loss after catching fire on Lake of the Woods near Baudette, MN on Thursday night. The sheriff’s office says they got the call just after ...