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Spring arrived later on the calendar than it did outdoors this year, which is extremely unusual for anywhere in the North Country. Statistically speaking, there is still plenty of time...

BEMIDJI - Bemidji Area Take A Kid Fishing officials continue to accept donated rods and reels and anyone wishing to donate is asked to contact Carol Olson at the Bemidji...

Meteorological spring is upon us, but if one didn't know better, you'd believe it's been spring for weeks. While Old Man Winter will officially be gone March 20, there are...

Unseasonably warm temperatures have March acting more like a lamb than a lion, which is threatening to put an early end to the ice fishing season. Many resorts on the...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- The eelpout or burbot, that beady-eyed freshwater cod widely known as the "ish of fish" for its unsightly appearance, doesn't get a lot of attention, but...

In a 1979 National Geographic article, author A.C. Fisher Jr. wrote, "In my hand I held the most remarkable of all living things, a creature of astounding abilities that elude...

Lakes in the Bemidji area are covered with enough snow to limit vehicle traffic in many areas, which has impacted the number of anglers on the lakes. Most anglers driving...

The deadline for removing fish houses and dark houses from waters in the northern half of Minnesota is midnight on March 19. Fish houses in the southern half of Minnesota...

Looking out at a landscape -- any landscape, whether it be from a vantage overlooking the Red River Valley or on top a birch ridge high above a favorite lake...

The Bemidji area got hit with a significant amount of snow this past week, which shouldn't be a huge surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to March weather...

Last week I wrote about the fee-bee song of male black-capped chickadees -- a sure sign of transition from one season to another. As such, it won't be long and...

This is the last weekend of the season for walleyes, northern pike and other gamefish species on the inland waters of Minnesota.

Amazing. The "winter" has for all practical purposes come and gone and I never even noticed. Many people have told me they have never experienced a milder winter, a winter...

Minnesotans who want to introduce a child to ice fishing may want to take advantage of Take-A-Kid Ice Fishing Weekend Feb. 18-20. During those days resident anglers age 16 and...

The ice conditions are good on most lakes in the Bemidji area. Temperatures were near or above freezing during the day most of the week but the temperatures were cold...