Slushy conditions hampering ice fishing in northern Minnesota

Unseasonably warm early winter temperatures, combined with snowfalls that occurred before lakes were solidly frozen, have created slushy conditions across northern Minnesota that are slowing — and in some cases preventing — winter fishing.

Reports issued Tuesday by Department of Natural Resources conservation officers (COs) underscore the challenging and in some instances dangerous ice conditions anglers face accessing lake ice.

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