REGIONAL— Mother Nature delivered plenty of open water just ahead of Saturday’s fishing opener, although lingering ice on some area lakes could keep a few anglers from accessing their … more

PIKE RIVER— The crowd of onlookers began trickling in last Thursday as hatchery operations here finally got underway. It was the latest start at the Pike River hatchery on record, and it … more

REGIONAL— While most anglers in the area are likely headed to Lake Vermilion this weekend in their quest for walleye, there are plenty of other excellent locations and other species to pursue … more

REGIONAL— An exceptionally wet April has turned drought to deluge across the North Country, leaving water seemingly everywhere this week as rain and remaining snowmelt raised water levels in … more

So, in using all the prognosticating tools at my disposal— you know, the Weather Channel, years of research by the locals, my crystal ball, I predict that the ice will be off Lady V by fishing … more

VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK— Researchers with the Voyageurs Wolf Project have tagged their first new wolf pups of the spring. In a posting on Instagram this week, the researchers posted photos of … more

It’s easy to despair at times about the future of our environment, what with humankind’s insatiable demand for resources, destruction of ocean life, and climate change. Yet it’s … more

REGIONAL— With the Minnesota fishing opener now just over two weeks away, anglers hoping to ply any of the larger North Country lakes might want to pack their ice auger just to be safe. At … more

REGIONAL— Would you like to help monitor the water quality in one of your favorite lakes or streams here in northern St. Louis or Lake counties? Then the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency … more

LAKE VERMILION— The 2022 fishing opener is right around the corner, and on Lake Vermilion, the walleyes are waiting. Lots of them. That’s the upshot of the latest assessment of the … more