ON LAKE VERMILION, Minn.—”Musky” Tom Wehler lives on an island on Lake Vermilion just to be close to this kind of fishing action. The fishing guide was working a Bull Dawg lure in a sandy bay when a ...

3/20: Jeff Makela, of Superior, caught this 28-inch native brown trout from a small spring pond in Bayfield County. It was caught July 19, 2025, after a morning rain storm. "I hope to share the story ...

ON LAKE VERMILION - Doggone if Jim Charles wasn’t latched onto another walleye. At 93, he hasn’t lost the touch. He played the modest walleye to the boat, where his friend and Lake Vermilion fishing ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans are enjoying the bright blue skies Saturday -- and hopefully a few nibbles. It's a big Minnesota tradition: the annual Fishing Opener. Gov.

It is far too early to hang up the rods and reels or begin to winterize your boat and motor. Fall fishing in Minnesota is one of the best times of the year to be on the water in search of big fish. It ...

TOWER, Minn. ­– With a lively campfire cradled in a jumble of rocks at the very edge of Lake Vermilion, Nick Beaudette and Moose Hultman opened their fishing season just minutes after the stroke of ...

DULUTH, Minn. — On land, Karen McTavish is a mild-mannered quilt shop owner serving customers with a bolt of fabric and a smile. On the water, McTavish turns into a muskie maniac, bitten by the esox ...

The Vermilion Historical Society in partnership with the Vermilion History Museum and the Ritter Public Library will host a program featuring the history of fishing from the techniques used by the ...

Libbie Shaffer asked the question many anglers think but few are willing to blurt out. “Why is it taking so long?” Libbie, 11, asked of her guide, Lonnie Johnson. Libbie had been fishing with a ...

TOWER, Minn. - Jim Charles of Tower served with the Navy in the Atlantic during World War II, patrolling for enemy submarines. Bob Skare, who lives on Lake Vermilion, worked in counterintelligence for ...