May 3—DEVILS LAKE — Minnesota might hog the spotlight as the state's annual fishing opener approaches, but a certain big lake on the North Dakota side of the Red River shouldn't be overlooked, either.

Spearfishing for walleyes and other game fish has slowly been gaining traction in the Great Lakes, and starting April 2026, the sport will enter a new phase there. In November, after years of input ...

May 2—Every year since 1986 — good weather and bad — Tim Lyon has tested the waters of Lake of the Woods or Rainy River on the Minnesota Fishing Opener. A charter boat driver for Ballard's Resort on ...

OKOBOJI, Iowa (KTIV) - Walleye Weekend is underway at the Iowa Great Lakes and one angler had immediate success. The Iowa Great Lakes Area Walleye Weekend Facebook page confirmed a tagged walleye was ...

Some might call it sacrilegious. But for Jon Durtka, the outcome of spearing a keeper walleye in Lake Huron isn’t that much different than catching one with a rod-and-reel for the cooler. Targeting ...

Fishing continues to rule the July calendar. We are now switched into full summer patterns and different fishing locations. Fishing, as of recently, has been what a golfer may say "par for the taking.

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa (KTIV) - Recipients for the 2025 Iowa Great Lakes Walleye Weekend grant program were announced. With this year’s turnout of over 2,200 anglers from 21 different states, the Iowa ...

Trolling at night can produce great results to get big walleyes this late into the fall Big minnows for live bait and stick bait style crank baits, along with paddle tails are great for late October ...