Few activities are as quintessentially Minnesotan as ice fishing, and some anglers are already venturing onto the ice. If that sounds dangerous, it should, especially with a Thanksgiving warmup in ...

If the concept of "ice fishing" makes you shiver and think dreadful thoughts related to wind chill and hypothermia, think again. Many of Minnesota's all-season resorts have upped the luxury ...

Minnesota fishing guide Jason Mitchell remembers when overnights on the ice in a portable shelter were more about survival than fun. Condensation would fall from the poorly insulated ceiling. D ...

Before the Super Bowl, Minnesota hosts the world's largest ice fishing tournament with over 10,000 competitors.

Remnants of a 12-pack of pop and fast-food wrappers left by ice anglers. A new Minnesota law passed in the 2023 session now allows conservation officers to issue citations to anyone who has left ...

Minnesota ice fishing bar is hotspot for a cold one The door to the Hillbillies Ice Hole Bar shakes open, making a slight popping noise as the seal releases. Audible gasps can be heard as a pair ...

Norway Lake resort brings northern Minnesota ice fishing amenities closer to home (video) NEW LONDON -- When the Good Lord gives you ice, a good Minnesotan goes ice fishing.A rural New London ...

Minnesota first responders on Monday rescued around 200 people trapped on a large chunk of ice that broke free on a lake popular for ice fishing. The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office said the ice ...

Upper Red Lake is considered one of Minnesota’s premier ice fishing lakes, but the ice remains thin amid warm weather.

Minnesota's ice anglers by necessity must operate at extremes: Patient, as they wait for Mother Nature to produce the conditions that create ice, yet ready to spring into action, as the ice ...

Authorities have not released the name of the man who apparently drowned Thursday in a Lake of the Woods ice- fishing accident in northern Minnesota.

Take 2015 as an example, when temperatures were unseasonably warm and about one in six ice fishing tournaments held in central Minnesota were canceled, according to the study.