For years, ice anglers were told they had to downsize to catch fish. Fish are cold blooded and their metabolism slows in winter, so we need to use tiny lures to catch these fickle feeders, we thought.

Hello folks, this week we come at you from the frozen waters where we drilled some holes through the ice and gear up to catch those wonderful crappies. We bait up using live bait (minnows) and a ...

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Ice fishing is a thrill unlike almost any other outdoor pursuit. There is something both exciting and humble about walking on ...

The calendar indicates that the ice fishing season is winding down. In some states or certain areas of some states, regulations prohibit fishing for walleyes and a few other species at this time of ...

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Many Northland lakes were mostly impassable last week after 50-degree temperatures melted snow on top of the ice. That watery mush should firm up with cooler overnight temperatures this weekend, and ...

UPPER RED LAKE — Growing up in Brainerd, Lindy Frasl learned about ice fishing at a young age. So enamored was he with the sport and the cool times it offered on winter days that he built his own ...

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Anglers Doug Newhoff, Ward Stubbs and Mike Wirth set up close together for the sunset crappie bite during a trip to the Alexandria, Minn., area a few weeks ago. (Mike Wirth) Buy Photo ALEXANDRIA, Minn ...

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