The lakes of the northwoods are icing up well for ice fishing season this winter, but certain spots are still dangerous.

As ice thickens on area lakes, anglers are returning to the ice, with Detroit Lakes bait shops seeing increased traffic and reminding people to check conditions before heading out.

Ice conditions are anywhere from 5-10 inches now, depending on the lake you are measuring. Of course, the big-bodied, deep lakes and river areas have less. At any rate, please be careful and treat any ...

Located about 30 minutes from Syracuse, the lake ranked just behind Brainerd, Minnesota, on the list of top ice fishing spots ...