Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers in pursuit of perch, walleyes or crappies. But jigging is an exciting and ...

Midday will be the best local option to find a few trout on area rivers. Don't expect a lot of action. Stick with the standard winter tactics — dredging double nymph rigs, streamers fished slowly and ...

It was all steel and fighting heart, never letting up for a second — bucking, hammering, and slashing wildly. Illustration by Mel Phillips / Outdoor Life Men pay a price to see the unspoiled and ...

Fish Minnesota’s Red Lake for fast walleye action plus overlooked trophy pike, big crappies, and quality perch. Learn tips, regs, access, and where to stay this ...

Before we get full time into outdoor columns about hunting, let me do a final end-of-summer column about fishing. About a month ago I wrote a column about a wonderful July morning in my fishing boat, ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. – Every fall, about the time most outdoors enthusiasts across the Northland put away their rods and reels and set their sights on hunting, Steve Young gets serious about fly fishing.

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A nice “poor man’s fish cocktail” can be made by boiling or pan frying perch fillets in a little olive oil, then flaking them, cooling them, and mixing in plain ketchup with a little horseradish and ...

Minnesota's sprawling Red Lake is a true walleye factory and a top ice fishing destination. Every winter, thousands of walleye anglers pour onto Upper Red for good reason. But if you don’t follow the ...