Knowing when to fish in Minnesota is almost as important as knowing where to fish. Beginning with the walleye opener in mid-May and ending with muskie fishing just before freeze-up, the state's best open-water fishing follows fairly predictable patterns. That said, in most years, the overall best time to fish Minnesota lakes is right now. Bluegill and crappie fishing can be excellent, ditto .
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Sheriff's officials say a fisherman has died after falling from a boat into a lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota.