Fishing Report

Waters in Otter Tail Lakes Country warming up fast

It’s been HOT in Otter Tail Lakes Country and the water is warming quickly. The Memorial Day weekend just came to a close but I kept forgetting that it wasn’t […]

Spring is here, dance a little Jig 

I was visiting with some of my guests yesterday afternoon and they commented on how green everything is around Otter Tail County. It’s been an obvious sign of our spring’s […]

Otter Tail Lakes Country water opens up just in time for opener

Hello anglers everywhere. Otter Tail Lakes Country turned the corner this week—all of the lakes are ice free! A short month ago the probability of open water in Otter Tail […]

Finally open water in Otter Tail Lakes Country 

Holy cow! What the? Where did all that ice go? It’s nearly impossible to believe what has happened in lakes country in the past 10 days! Basically, Otter Tail Lake […]

Minnesota Fishing Opener: Ice! Ice! Maybe?

Otter Tail Lakes Country looks like Christmas–white and cold. I realize that this is a fishing report, but in a year where we are setting cold records in April, I […]

Spring has not sprung in Otter Tail Lakes Country

It’s April now and I’m looking outside at heaps of snow. The forecast, as most of you already know, is quite alarming and sad. Spring has sprung? What the? Anyway, for […]

OTC Ice Fishing opportunities are not melting away just yet

I woke up yesterday morning in Otter Tail Lakes Country to find that about 2 inches of snow had fallen in the night. By the time the sun had set, […]

Positive Panfish Presence in Panfish Paradise

I saw some positive improvements this week in the panfish department. I tried a few areas that had been good mid-winter areas, and there was nothing to be found. I […]

Tullibee or not to be in OTC

Fishing in Otter Tail Lakes Country just got white again. Winter arrived late this year, so our “spring” ice fishing season has been temporarily delayed. None the less, it’s a […]

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