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Though the weather in southeastern Minnesota is getting closer to spring-like, ice on many local water bodies is still well-suited for ice fishing.

With spring fast approaching, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants anglers to  prepare to remove their fish houses from off the ice to meet statutory deadlines.

In the Southern two-thirds of Minnesota, fish houses must be off inland waters by 12 a.m. on Tuesday March 3. While up north, ...