Fishing guide Travis DeWitt of Ballard’s Resort landed this 27-inch walleye Sunday morning, May 11, 2025, while guiding a group of fishermen on the Rainy River north of Baudette, Minn.

Chuck Haga: On Rainy Lake, fishing, memories, friendship I knew again that mystical sensation of a light tug on the line, the setting of the hook, and the fight to boat a good fish. And we talked ...

“The water’s so high the fish are being pushed over from Canada, and we’re trapping them here.” Fishing has been good, said longtime Rainy Lake guide Mike Williams of International Falls.

Minnesota fishing report: Backwaters of the Mississippi River near Lake Pepin are producing panfish.

Fishing guide Kevin Hinrichs calls his 24-foot pontoon the “Warship,” saying that doing battle with a big sturgeon is like a war.

Apr. 11—Conservation officer Darrin Kittelson (International Falls 1) reports a busy weekend on the Rainy River with many boats stretching from the Birchdale area to Lake of the Woods. Most ...