122 rescued from drifting ice floe on Minnesota’s Red Lake. Updated December 30, 2023. 3 min (iStock) By Frances Vinall. ... The 122 people, who were fishing at Upper Red Lake, ...

According to Minnesota DNR, Red Lake is the largest inland lake in Minnesota, measuring about 451 square miles. It is divided into two parts, Upper Red Lake and Lower Red Lake.

According to the Minnesota DNR, Upper Red Lake has become immensely popular and productive since reopening in 2006. Fishing pressure is measured in increments of one angler fishing one hour.

UPPER RED LAKE, MINN. – This lake has a fish-producing reputation to uphold on opening day, and it didn't disappoint Saturday, as thousands of anglers from Minnesota and beyond reaped its ...

Upper Red Lake is a popular destination for early-season ice fishing, but going there does come with added risk. “It’s actually the largest inland lake in Minnesota by a surface area, but it ...

More than 120 fishermen were rescued after they became stranded on an ice floe that broke loose on Minnesota's Upper Red Lake on Friday evening, officials said. About 30 feet separated the ice ...

A small plane landed on Upper Red Lake in Minnesota on Tuesday morning, causing it to break through thin ice before its occupants were rescued by people who were nearby fishing. The crash landing ...

WASKISH TOWNSHIP — Thirty-five anglers on Upper Red Lake have been rescued after being stranded on a large piece of ice that broke away from shore on Sunday evening. At around 4:50 p.m ...

Just before 5pm on Friday, authorities received a call alerting them to a group of people stuck on an ice floe in Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake. Initial reports indicated no one had fallen through ...

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office said the ice chunk broke free in the Upper Red lake, almost 300 miles north of Minneapolis. They received a call around 11:35 a.m. from a fisherman saying a ...

About 60,000 acres of the Upper Red Lake basin are managed by the Red Lake Nation, according to Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources; the state manages about 48,000 acres on the eastern side.