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Thinking about making a trip to Lake of the Woods this year? I would strongly suggest that you make your plans for this beautiful destination. Let’s consider some great ideas when making your [...]

I grew up watching my grandmother and mother in the kitchen. My grandparents came from Mexico, and this steak marinated in beer and lime juice honors their passion for cooking. —Adan Franco, [...]

On the south end… Ice fishing is all finished up on the main lake.  The focus is on back bays for big pike and areas of open water on the lake for walleyes.  The pike season is open year [...]

Rainy River creates the border between Minnesota and Canada. Its wide expanse and the swift current makes for great adventures on this water. The Rainy flows from Rainy Lake in the east at Fort [...]

Very soon we’ll be seeing wild asparagus growing along the roadsides at Lake of the Woods. Seek and Ye Shall Find. This is one of my family’s favorite special occasion dishes. We all love [...]

On the south end… Resorts have pulled off fish houses for the season.  There was some ice fishing happening this past weekend but ice conditions are deteriorating quickly.  Big pike and [...]

It is tough to predict each year how long the spring fishing season will be and when there will be open water on the Rainy River.  After all, only Mother Nature really knows when the river will [...]

Some people believe there are no coincidences, but rather, things are meant to be.  Regardless of your beliefs, this particular day on a charter boat on the big water of Lake of the Woods turned [...]

The Rainy River boat ramp at Nelson Park in Birchdale, MN is open as of March 17, 2021 and spring walleyes are being caught!!  It is a rite of passage for many anglers in the spring to pursue big [...]

Lake of the Woods is known as being the Walleye Capital of the World™. Huge walleyes show up in this fishery, but none as big as Willie Walleye himself. This statue is the town icon and has had [...]