Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes — although there are technically 11,482. One of the best places to experience lake life is a remote wilderness in northern Minnesota called the Boundary ...

And walleyes are plentiful."Basswood is noted for its quality — the number of large fish, the good average size," said Duane Williams, large-lake specialist for the Minnesota Department of ...

Brecken Kobylecky, 15, of Geneva, Ill., owns a share of the Minnesota catch-and-release record for northern pike with this monster caught June 19, 2021, on Basswood Lake.

The Basswood/Dry Lake Loop is a trail north of Ely, MN, in the Superior National Forest, adjacent to the Boundary Waters, and there’s a lovely waterfall on the trail. It’s neither the state ...

Taking a motorboat to Basswood Lake for a day of fishing or for overnight camping requires some ... 222 W. Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802 | Send mail to: P.O. Box 16046, Duluth, MN 55816 ...

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Minnesota’s record for biggest kept pike also comes from Basswood Lake: a 45-pound, 12-ounce monster caught in 1929. The DNR also certified a 57 1/4-inch musky caught and released July 23 on ...

Brecken Kobylecky, 15, broke a Minnesota state record for catch-and-release pike when he reeled in the 46 1/4-inch fish from Basswood Lake. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Natural ...

It was the third and final day of their father-son fishing trip when Xavier Bradely-Rael and his father, Larry, met their guide at the ramp on Basswood Lake. The pair had traveled there from Nebraska, ...