The Minnesota fishing opener is a time-honored tradition, and there’s no better place to kick off the season than Leech Lake! With the 2025 opener set for May 10th, anglers are already gearing up for an exciting weekend on the water. Whether you’re targeting walleye or northern pike, here’s everything you need to know to […]
Report from the Dock It’s remained cool enough during the past week that lake and ice conditions really haven’t changed much. Basically, where people were ice fishing last week, they still could as of Tuesday morning. There’s been little additional deterioration to main-lake ice and shorelines along the far northern part of the state, and […]
Report from the Dock We’re officially winding down to the very end of the ice-fishing season. While there’s still ice to walk on, or possibly use an ATV on in a few areas, the ice-out line seems to be stretching farther north, certainly farther than it was last week. In addition, there have been few […]
Report from the Dock If you want to fish through the ice this weekend, you can do that in the northern half of the state. If you want to fish open water, you can do that as well from the central part of the state and areas south of it. Obviously, the farther north you […]
Report from the Dock While there are still plenty of ice fishing options across the northern part of the state, lakes in central and southern Minnesota are no longer accessible. In the far south, some lakes are already ice-free, and others will follow suit this week. If there’s still ice in place, it’s rotten and […]