This latest fishing derby, the Spring Ice Fishing Derby, was a fundraiser for the Nenana Public Library. It was a fun two-day event for everyone who fished, even though only four teams caught fish.

Every year, no matter the season, spring, summer, fall and winter, the Sun-Gazette staff captures stunning photographs of fishing, canoeing, kayaking, boating, ice fishing and the sunsets and ...

Ernie Frie, of Isle, Minn., (and that city’s mayor), caught this 30-inch walleye while fishing Pool 4 of the Mississippi River on March 2. (Photo by Tricia Bergquist) Every spring, anglers congregate ...

solid base of ice — superb for ice fishing. Some years, certain regions will have poor ice, pushing hardwater anglers from those areas to neighboring pockets with better ice. Often, that’s ...

Crunching our way into the town's frozen-over harbor in the midst of a sudden snow flurry, carefully avoiding hundreds of ice fishing huts along the way, we stop just short of a white tent on the ice ...

Marina March Madness was held on the frozen waters of Eleven Mile Reservoir on Saturday, March 8, closing out the final leg of the three-leg 2025 Eagle Claw Colorado Classic Ice Fishing Tournament ...

When lake ice gets to this point, it won’t be long until ice-out occurs. (Photo by Tim Spielman) If you think declaration of “ice-out” for Minnesota lakes is precision science, you’d be incorrect. And ...