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Clear skies brought cold nights this past week, freezing up hard the mess from the previous weekend. Travel good for snowmobiles and all...

Warm weather (for the end of January) made for comfortable conditions temperature wise, but more slush and added frustration for anglers,...

Two and a half days of continuous, light, warm snow (yes, it was), have added a new layer of messy slush to our lakes, making travel not...

Wind, cold and snow kept fishing pressure down this past week. With those who did venture out, fair catches were reported. Downsizing...

The Lakeland area was spared the snow storm that hit the southern part of the state this past Saturday! Held off by a very high-pressure...

Accidents and tragedy put a pall over ice fishing and outdoor activities this past week as reports of two ATV’s and three snowmobiles...

Lakeland area fishing has been good of late, the traveling? Eh, not so good. Rain on Sunday helped knock down the snow and slush that had...

The latter part of last week did us no favors for ice making. Reports are pretty much stagnant as night time lows in the mid-20’s only...

Ice thickness, safety and mobility are the biggest concerns to anglers as of this time (12/16). Thickness varies greatly from lake to...

Previous week’s snow put caution in the minds of ice anglers throughout the Northwoods. Where snow fell on existing ice (5-8” ice), ice...