ISLE, Minn. — The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe says it will forego walleye netting on Mille Lacs next year. The decision was made Friday shortly before Gov. Mark Dayton held a town meeting in Isle over ...

Friday night six men stood around a bon fire on the southeastern shore of Canyon Ferry Reservoir gazing at the aurora borealis in the northern Montana sky. Their mission: to set and check gill nets ...

Anglers making plans to ice fish Mille Lacs’ walleyes this winter should take note of the new regulations, including updates for perch and northern pike during the 2025–26 winter season. "Fall netting ...

BRAINERD — Thomas Johnson of Brainerd is this year’s winner of the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza. The sun was ...

The warm water fishing season officially kicks off Thursday, May 1, and runs through March 15, 2026. Anglers can harvest northern pike, pickerel, tiger muskie, and everybody’s favorite filet, walleye.

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