By most accounts, the walleye bite has been pretty decent on Mille Lacs Lake this winter.

A layer of melting snow and slush covered Stephens Lake Park Saturday afternoon.

A limited number of spaces are still available in the Department of Environmental Management’s ice fishing training workshop to be held on Saturday, Feb.

Merry Beth Ryan, a member of the Florida Outdoor Writers Association, can be reached at www.merrybethryanphotography.com, by e-mail at mbr1965@comcast.net or by phone 544-5023. Commercial fishing is the art of catching fish for money.

Two people walk out onto Dutch Lake in Clearwater after going by signs warning of thin ice.

TV chef Gordon Ramsay has been branded a hypocrite after going on a shark fishing trip.

Fond du Lac’s skiers, anglers and hikers may see changes in their local parks. Fond du Lac County is experimenting with limited snow removal in some parks this winter.

When it comes to hard water angling, panfish top the list. If you were to take a survey on the ice, you would find as many as 80 percent of the fishermen are in pursuit of panfish.

As you know my name is Mike Neal and I am a DNR Warden in Northeast Wisconsin and spend most of my time working on Green Bay and Lake Michigan.

Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series about rising gasoline prices.

Fishing experts John Norris know that having the right fishing tackle can make the difference between having a successful day fishing, and being wet, cold and uncomfortable and not catching anything at all.

Ice fishing has become a serious activity amongst Sunset Country anglers in recent years.