Rick Konakowitz has landed plenty of fish in his 25 years of ice fishing. But on Feb. 2, he pulled an especially unique crappie from Clear Lake, southwest of Minneapolis. “My first impression was that ...

Axel Angelow, an 8-year-old from Fairbault, Minnesota, caught a hefty black crappie while fishing with his dad, Ryan Angelow, on Cedar Lake in October 2024. The fish measured 18 inches and weighed 3 ...

MINNETONKA, Minn. - It's the 49th year for the Minnesota Bound Crappie Contest on Lake Minnetonka. Anglers of all ages headed to Lord Fletchers on Lake Minnetonka on a perfect spring day to see who ...

A Minnesota man broke the state’s record for the largest black crappie ever caught and confirmed not once, but twice this spring. Nolan Sprengeler landed a 17.5-inch black crappie in May that was ...

While Minnesota fishing seasons have ended for walleyes, northern pike and bass, it's a good time to fish for crappies. Grab some crappie minnows and head for the closest crappie lake. Fishing out in ...

A Minnesota man, Rick Konakowitz, caught a rare “golden crappie” during a recent ice-fishing trip. Provided by Rick Konakowitz. What’s a ”golden crappie?” Lifelong fisherman Rick Konakowitz wasn’t ...

A man has caught an "extremely rare" golden crappie fish on a lake in Minnesota. Rick Konakowitz snagged the unusually colored crappie while ice fishing on Clear Lake earlier this month, KSTP reported ...

Minnesota state parks are great places for beginning anglers to try a hand at catching fish. And because summer is on the way, it means there will be plenty of people racing to enjoy the outdoors and ...

Southern central Wisconsin’s Lake Wisconsin is one of the better waters in the Midwest for spring crappies in both size and numbers. I’ve never been to Minnesota’s famous Red Lake for crappies, but it ...

BRAINERD — In just a few short days, anglers will be hitting the open water and dropping a line on Brainerd area lakes for the start of Minnesota’s open water fishing season. The good news — area ...