BAUDETTE, Minn. — As expected, ice fishing pressure on Lake of the Woods dropped dramatically during the winter of 2023-24, the result of unusually mild temperatures that hindered ice conditions and ...

According to preliminary results from a winter creel survey conducted by the Minnesota DNR, anglers logged just over 2 million hours of fishing pressure on the big lake during the winter of 2024-25.

A vehicle used to transport ice-fishers crashed through the ice on a northern Minnesota lake, killing one man. The Cass County Lakes Area Dive Team recovered the man's body in about 10 feet of water ...

About 50 ice anglers had to be rescued from a northern Minnesota lake on New Year's Day after a pressure ridge they were near split and left them stranded, officials said Tuesday. The event on the ...

Several passengers and the driver escaped from the "bomber." It's the season's second known ice-related fatality in Minnesota. A commercial transport vehicle commonly known as a "bomber" crashed ...

Jan. 19—News of another surprise catch on Lake of the Woods hit my inbox Wednesday afternoon, when I opened the weekly update from Sportsman's Oak Island Lodge on Minnesota's Northwest Angle.

Two winters ago, Minnesota’s frozen lakes were awash in so much slush that anglers needed hip boots to venture onto ice in search of walleyes, crappies and other fish. Thanks to unseasonably warm ...

NORTHWEST ANGLE, Minn. — Authorities on Friday identified the man who drowned Thursday morning when a Bombardier tracked vehicle broke through the ice on Lake of the Woods on the Minnesota-Canada ...

ANGLE INLET, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The sheriff’s office is releasing more details about a drowning on Lake of the Woods, where one person died and several others were rescued after a Bombardier ...