Although late fall fishing is still producing well, this week of cooling weather followed by yet another forecast week of cooling weather is quickly going to see our local lakes ...

Fish Minnesota’s Red Lake for fast walleye action plus overlooked trophy pike, big crappies, and quality perch. Learn tips, ...

How will the recent cold weather impact fishing conditions around the region? Here's the lakes report for this weekend.

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Pat Mayse Lake is almost down to full pool, with water a little more colored and hot. Crappie bite has been good on jigs with the cloud cover allowing bright colors to work well. Changing colors often ...

Water level is at six inches high and stained to clear. Water temp in the low 60s.

Sometimes, agonizing over the perfect reel to pair with a technique-specific rod is fun. Other times, you want to buy a complete setup and go fishing. That’s where a crappie combo comes in handy. It’s ...

Find and catch early-season crappie with this step-by-step guide to targeting spawning slabs from ice-out through spawn. In regions that receive ice cover, crappies spend the winter suspended over ...

Crappie Fishing Gear Before we break down crappie patterns and presentations per season, let’s first focus on the crappie fishing gear you need. In most situations, crappie gear can be defined by one ...

As I pen this column, the ice is disappearing from our area lakes, a bit later than usual, thanks to warmer temps just now making their debut. With the warmer days finally on the horizon, however, the ...