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MILLE LACS, Minn. — Mille Lacs Lake is known for many things. As Minnesota’s second-largest lake, Mille Lacs is a premier destination for fishing enthusiasts, averaging about 2.5 million angler hours ...

The first day Robert Hawkins fished on Mille Lacs Lake, the only fish he caught was a 57-inch muskie, landed on a fly rod - a possible world record. Hawkins, a Minnesota transplant who came from ...

State-licensed ice anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will be able to keep two walleye 18-20 inches long, or one walleye 18-20 inches long and one walleye longer than 28 inches, from Sunday, Dec. 1, to Sunday ...

When it comes to natural beauty and friendly charm, this Minnesota city is one of the best. But in terms of affordability, it ...

A man was found dead floating in the waters of Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota after his truck fell through the ice on the lake Friday, authorities said. The Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office said that ...

Walleye fishing on Mille Lacs Lake is set to begin on May 10, with regulations now approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. According to the Minnesota DNR, walleye will be able to be ...

ONAMIA — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites anyone interested in fisheries management of Mille Lacs Lake to an informational meeting in advance of the fishing opener. At the meeting ...

Cole Premo is digital manager for CBS Minnesota. For more than a decade, he's been covering breaking news and weather, daily topics, stories from the Native community and more in Minnesota. Esme ...

The Department of Natural Resources will tighten fishing regulations on Lake Mille Lacs this year in response to a downturn in the lake’s walleye population. DNR fisheries biologists presented the ...

Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will be able to keep walleye to eat this spring, moving away from zero keepers set by the state ahead of last year’s fishing opener. While how many can be kept has yet to be ...

As state officials devise tighter walleye regulations for Lake Mille Lacs, anglers, resort operators, bait shops and other stakeholders have been left to wrestle with two paradoxes. As described last ...