WALKER, Minn. — Minnesota's third-largest lake has a namesake only an angler could love: the leech. Earthworm's ugly aquatic cousin. Those slimy, crawly creatures straight out of a horror film. But ...

LEECH LAKE — Opening day of the Minnesota fishing season on Leech Lake arrived Saturday, cloudless and with nary a breath of wind. It was the nice weather one might expect all winter-weary anglers to ...

Leeches may be a wildlife biologist's new best friend when in the field. A team of Danish and British researchers has found that DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, the genetic code for life) in the blood ...

Business is hopping at Vados Bait & Tackle in Spring Lake Park. Shiners, fatheads, nightcrawlers, leeches and a special minnow river mix are among the top-sellers for Saturday's Minnesota fishing ...

Windy conditions last weekend made fishing a challenge, but reports have improved with the weather, and anglers report catching walleyes in a variety of places and depths, Lake of the Woods Tourism ...

Anglers are catching crappies two hours before sunset in 15 feet, bobber fishing perch-colored jigs or crappie minnows, according to Johnson's Portside. Walleye action reported in 8 to 12 feet on the ...

ON LEECH LAKE -- Before he even shuts off his pickup, Brian "Bro" Brosdahl drops a Macho Minnow down an ice-fishing hole he had used four days earlier. It hasn't frozen over since then. In less than ...

Anglers fishing for American shad on the Delaware and other Mid-Atlantic region rivers have encountered a “sticky” situation this spring as some of the fish they’re catching are filled with ...

Bemidji area: The walleye bite on Lake Bemidji and Lake Plantagenet still is productive using nightcrawlers or leeches on spinner rigs at 12-15 feet on Lake Bemidji and at 18-22 feet on Lake ...