RED WING — For tens of thousands of years, fish have been attracted to an area for better food, water or protection and fishermen have been attracted to that area for the fish. Simple, obvious, ...

Red Wing area: The Mississippi River flow and levels are low with above-average clarity, according to Hahn's Fishing Guide. Anglers are reporting success using crankbaits while trolling main stretches ...

Doug Newhoff shows off a 27-inch walleye he caught while fishing the Mississippi River in late May. (Randy Randall) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words ...

VERTICAL JIGGING for walleyes on the Mississippi River in 6 feet of water is like walking through a pitch-dark house that you’ve never stepped foot in before. In your mind’s eye, you can imagine the ...

The father-daughter duo from Prairie du Chien have turned in quite a performance, too, as they caught three walleye with a combined weight of 5 pounds, 10 ounces Friday. What turned heads, however, ...

My relationship with Mother Nature isn't so amenable. While I am in awe of all she brings to the world, I also understand she couldn't care less. She is both gentle and wicked, wildly unpredictable, ...

Billy Dougherty’s grandfather bought the Kettle Falls Hotel in 1918 for four barrels of whiskey and $1,000. The hotel bridges Kabetogama and Rainy lakes. Dougherty, 68 years old, first showed up at ...