Ice fishermen from throughout the area spent a chilly winter afternoon trying their luck on Putnam Lake in Putnam County on Jan. 26, 2025.

A Hutchinson teenager hooked a big fish and an even bigger prize Saturday in the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza at Hole-in-the-Day Bay on Gull Lake. Zac Padrnos, 13, took home the top ...