Perch fishing building on the lakefront and ice fishing varying widely lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

A jumbo perch caught through the ice on Devils Lake in North Dakota. (Photo/Courtesy Visit Devils Lake) ...

Rapidly changing ice conditions and variable perch on the Lake Michigan lakefront lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest ...

On an average year when weather allows, ice fishing in North Dakota is a popular winter activity. “We should be in really ...

Anglers around North Dakota are excited for another ice fishing season. The North Dakota Game & Fish Department expects it to ...

Thanksgiving will arrive on Thursday, and the winter solstice on Dec. 21 ... and the good yellow perch fishing has been a major surprise. While a lack of rain has compromised the spawning runs ...

CLEVELAND — Results from the annual Lake Erie fish surveys revealed that walleye hatches were below average and yellow perch hatches were above average in two of the three management zones ...

Positive trends in the fish population of Mille Lacs ... filter tiny zooplankton that young walleye, perch and tullibee eat. Nerbonne said last winter’s poor ice conditions and a rainy early ...

...Early season ice fisherman are advised to wear a life jacket and bring ice picks in case they break through the ice.