Lake of the Woods is 70 miles long, 60 miles wide, and encompasses more than 1,700 square miles. It's a fishing haven for anglers that produces world-class walleye and sauger all year long, as ...

Anglers kept “just over” 75,000 pounds of walleyes and nearly 102,000 pounds of saugers last winter, Skoog said, down from about 94,000 pounds of walleyes and 121,000 pounds of saugers during ...

Minnesota’s warming climate is making winter fun more dangerous An aerial photo shows The Northwest Angle ice road at Lake of the Woods, between Warroad and Angle Inlet, Minnesota, on January 16 ...

Changes in lake habitat, ecology and conditions coupled with technological advances in fishing gear and methods are prompting the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to seek public input on a ...

The DNR's Winter Severity Index, a measure of days with an air temperature of 0 degrees F or colder and 15 inches or more of snow on the ground, was less than 50 everywhere in Minnesota as of Jan. 15.

Minnesota’s 2025 fishing season opens Saturday, ... Tim Lyon has tested the waters of Lake of the Woods or Rainy River on the Minnesota Fishing Opener. ... for the winter 2024-25 fishing season.