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 ...

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 ...

Sadly, mankind's broad march across Minnesota since statehood has resulted in the loss of big northern pike. Sure, hammer handles -- forearm-length pike -- are still found by the boatload. But big ...

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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, ...

ELY, MInn. -- By boat, by floatplane and by helicopter, a multi-agency rescue effort descended on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Thursday afternoon after reports that a canoeing ...

Brecken Kobylecky, 15, from Geneva, Ill. with his record-setting northern pike catch. Kobylecky snagged a 46 1/4 inch pike on June 19 on Basswood Lake.[Minnesota DNR] ...

On their wedding anniversary Sunday, Richard and Elaine Barber eased their canoe ashore at a campground on Basswood Lake along the Minnesota-Ontario border. They exchanged cards stashed in their ...