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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- While the fishing opener really means the walleye opener, fishing guide Steve Carney suggests there is another way to extract fun -- wet a line in search of crappie. "I've been on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The husband and wife answered the front door to their Mountain Lake, Minnesota, apartment. Waiting on the other side of the timber was a pair of conservation officers and a local cop with one request: ...