SOMEWHERE ON LAKE WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Immersed in a shroud of fog and bouncing across the icy surface of a lake covered with nearly a foot of water and slush, it occurred to me that someone who ...

On Lake Winnipeg, Man. - Jason Hamilton had just spent the day drilling through about 200 feet of ice and admitted he was ready to pop an Advil or three.

Lake Winnipeg has a reputation for big walleyes, and Manitoba’s popular “Master Angler” program database indicates nearly 7,400 walleyes from the lake have met the 28-inch minimum requirement.

Rough ice, cracks and pressure ridges go with the territory for anglers fishing Lake Winnipeg.