MINNEAPOLIS — The return of northern pike spearing to Mille Lacs Lake for the first time in 32 years is generating a buzz among long-time spearers — and hope for resort owners whose fortunes long have ...

COHASSET -- Mike Best of Deer River calls it the fish that got him "addicted" to spearing northern pike. And he didn't even spear it himself. He was just a kid. "My dad speared a 20-pound, 9-ounce ...

NEAR GRAND RAPIDS -- Paul Nelson stopped in the snowy woods and looked around. "This is where we usually get lost," he said. Nelson and his partner, Liv Mostad-Jensen, both of Grand Rapids, were ...

Dark-house spearing of northern pike will be allowed at Mille Lacs Lake for the first time since the winter of 1982-83, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Anglers and spearers ...

On the afternoon of the last day of the year, I trudged across the lake and made a sizable hole in the ice. My goal: to attract just one northern pike good enough to throw the spear. It was a second ...

Anglers and dark-house spearers on Mille Lacs Lake this winter will have northern pike regulations that continue to allow plentiful harvest of smaller pike from the lake, while continuing to protect ...

I am often amazed at the raw pure connection to the outdoors enjoyed by many of my friends and co-workers. When the temperature drops and the ice begins to form, it doesn’t signal the end to spending ...

Getting to this point had taken some heavy lifting, but now we were sitting in the dark and staring into a large hole carved through 3 feet of ice. It provided a window into another world. Only the ...

When it comes to trying something new, I'll admit I usually need a good reason to change or replace anything in my routine. From breakfast to fishing, after nearly four decades on earth I still ...

PIERRE | Anglers can spear northern pike and catfish on all lakes along the South Dakota and Minnesota border until the end of February.

Lately I’ve been intrigued by the growing interest in hunting and fishing methods that are more “retro” or “back-in-the-day.” From recurve bows for deer hunting, to fishing with a hook and bobber in ...