Minnesota has 11,842 lakes that are 10 or more acres in size, 4,500 of which are considered fishing lakes. There are more than 16,000 miles of fishable rivers and streams.

Spend a few nights on the water in a cozy self-contained houseboat in this picturesque lakeside community, with a 218,000-acre national park at your doorstep.

More than 100 boats congregated off Pine Point on Leech Lake during the 2000 Minnesota fishing opener. Some northern Minnesota lakes may not be ice-free in time for this year's May 13 opener.

Trout fishing on these lakes, which contain stream trout, will be open from Saturday, Jan. 17, through Tuesday, March 31. Stream trout are rainbow, brook and brown trout, and a hybrid of lake ...

Minnesota claims to be the Land of 10,000 Lakes. But there’s one lake you won’t find on any map: Lake Agassiz.

BRAINERD — Anglers heading out for the Minnesota fishing opener this weekend would do well to pack their rain gear. Rain and strong winds are in the forecast for the fishing opener, which kicks ...