Annexing Canada to make it our 51st state, as President Trump has suggested, is never going to happen. Not because it’s a dumb idea. But because our Canadian friends like their lives the way they are, ...

Ice fisherman Danny Thompson caught a huge yellow perch through the ice at Mille Lacs this month. Here's how he avoided ...

Cabri Ice Fishing Derby reeled in plenty of participants. Over 220 anglers made their way down to the Cabri White Bear River ...

After another week of cold, windy winter weather, it was uncomfortable to say the least. If you don’t want to brave the cold ...

Getting There.  How big a fish gets depends on a lot of factors, from the size of the water to its type and quality amongst ...

The bad news is that the walleye, pike and bass season will come to an end this Sunday, Feb. 23, at midnight — it will reopen ...

Press Walleye winners, from left, Martin Henry, Christian Creten, and Michael Cronick pose for a photo outside Chenier’s Reef ...

Big fish don’t get big by being dumb,” is a favorite outdoor saying of mine, but perhaps it only exists to provide those trophy fish with a bit of anthropomorphized intellect justifying my difficulty ...

Last winter, people fishing in Osborn’s Sport Shop’s annual fishing contest were using boats on open water to gain their entries. This time around, there was plenty of ice on Manistee and Benzie ...

Battle on Bago, one of the nation’s largest ice fishing tournaments, makes a strong comeback after last year’s cancellation.

Big Butternut supports a quality largemouth population with moderate abundance, good size, and good growth rates.

OH IT MAY BE COLD OUTSIDE, BUT NOW’S THE BEST TIME TO THINK AHEAD TO SOME SPRING TRIPS. WE’RE TALKING SURVEYS THAT SHOW FISHERS ARE READY TO WET SOME LINES FOR THE SPRING. SO GREG WAGNER, PUBLIC ...