PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — TJ Erickson, Park Rapids educator, former guide and popular YouTube content creator, covers a variety of topics designed to help people learn more about some aspect of fishing.

From tips to catch first ice walleyes, to an Advent calendar for bass anglers, to ice fishing tips and resorts on Red Lake, MN, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention ...

There’s something electric about first ice. The crunch of ice creepers underfoot. The frosty breath hangs in the air. The quiet cutting of fresh holes as first light brings the ice above and below ...

Walleye fishing opens this Saturday in Minnesota, with tips from Glen Schmitt on bait availability and shallow water hotspots. Cooler temperatures may change the game for local anglers.

The difference between a perfect first day on the ice and a frozen disaster can be determined by what you do right now, long before the first ice forms. Ice anglers wait impatiently for that first ...

Minnesota's sprawling Red Lake is a true walleye factory and a top ice fishing destination. Every winter, thousands of walleye anglers pour onto Upper Red for good reason. But if you don’t follow the ...

Ice fishing isn’t something I do too much of, but during the past couple of years, I have caught the bug. Two years in a row, I’ve headed up to Devils Lake to fish with McQuoid Outdoors. I wanted to ...

After a lot of time, gas money, and even heartbreak, I’ve dialed in a consistent late-summer bite on the biggest walleyes of my life. This isn’t luck, and it’s not always easy, but it’s repeatable.

From the perfect gifts for people who love to fly fish, to ice fishing tips and resorts on Red Lake, MN, to classic fly fishing holiday gifts, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Lake Erie Walleye Trail is expanding into the winter season, taking advantage of the thick ice right now on Western Lake Erie for its inaugural LEWT Bay’s Edge Ice Shootout on ...

BRAINERD — Thomas Johnson of Brainerd is this year’s winner of the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza. The sun was shining and the temperature was well above zero for the 36th annual ice ...

Got an extra sick day to burn? Why not make the opening day of walleye season on Friday, May 1, 2026, a three-day weekend? Because you won’t get another chance until 2037 unless you take off a Monday.