Alan Bland shows a Beaver Lake crappie he caught May 2 from the Pine Creek arm on the upstream end of the reservoir. The fish ...

As wind and snow blew hard across White Bear Lake on Dec. 31, Mark Walker was keeping to his winter clock. This time of year, ...

Jerk baits are a great cold-water choice for getting black bass to bite. Walleye, striped bass and sometimes crappie will ...

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.

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Crappie fishing is heating up as the water cools, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Fish for crappie 10 to 20 feet deep with minnows or jigs around brush piles and timber. Water between the ...

Ice conditions are very good, with most lakes having 13-15 inches of good, clear ice. There is not a lot of snow on the lakes ...

DULUTH, Minn. — The morning’s first grudging light had just begun to slip over the land as our train of anglers ventured forth. Four of us, well-Thinsulated and wearing ice cleats for purchase, ...

Fishing guide Ben Matsubu says crappie fishing is good around standing timber in 20 to 25 feet using blue ice jig and minnows ...