The St. Michael Lions invite everyone out to Beebe Lake Saturday for the return of the Annual Ice Fishing contest. The day is filled with fishing and prizes, including a deluxe fish house, $100 cash, and bragging rights over all of your fishing buddies. Tickets are $5 per hole for those 16 and under, and […]
Ice Conditions Improving in Wright County, But Caution Still Needed
After a holiday week that has already seen victims of thin ice claimed in northern Minnesota, the Wright County Sheriff’s Office is reminding residents that lake ice is still thin around the county, with open water still evident in some areas. Ice fishing season is in full swing, as evidenced by shacks popping up on […]
St. Michael Lions’ Ice Fishing Contest Hits Beebe Lake Saturday
A picture-perfect day is in store for the organization's largest fundraiser of the winter.
Fresh off the success of the return of the St. Michael Bierstube, the St. Michael Lions invite everyone out to Beebe Lake Saturday for the return of the Annual Ice Fishing contest. The day is filled with fishing and prizes, including a deluxe fish house, $100 cash, and bragging rights over all of your fishing […]
Fatalities Down, But Ice Getting Dangerous in Twin Cities Area
Information provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources As snow continues to melt, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds winter recreationists that ice in the Twin Cities metro area is deteriorating rapidly. “While we have had temperatures in the 20s or 30s that does not mean the ice on a lake, pond or […]
Anglers Leave Behind Hundreds of Panfish on Pelican Lake
Figuring the ice would have killed them anyway, ice fishermen on Pelican Lake near St. Michael left behind a field of sunfish and crappies recently. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources opened the lake to “liberalized fishing” recently, fearing winterkill. Measurements of oxygen taken at the lake in early March showed the levels be lethal […]
Minnesota DNR Fish Shelter Deadlines Creating Issues
Snow, ice, and a lack of any real winter melting has led some anglers out in the cold. Yet, the Minnesota DNR is asking ice fishers to remove shelters now, with the state’s deadline for the southern two-thirds of the state passing yesterday, March 3. Anglers were required toremove their fish shelters in the southern […]
Minnesota DNR opens Pelican Lake to Unlimited Fishing
Panfish and other species in the shallow waters of Pelican Lake, just west of St. Michael, might be in grave danger as polar vortices continue to build ice deeper than most can remember. With fears of a massive winter kill on their mind, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are hoping ice fishers will take […]