Welcome to Arrowhead Outdoors' Ely MN Fishing Reports—your trusted source for Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) fishing reports since 2017.
Weekly fishing reports are written by Steven Renneberg, owner of Arrowhead Outdoors since 2017. Steven has a lifetimes worth of fishing experience chasing fish throughout northern Minnesota and is eager to teach others on how to catch fish. This experience and willingness to teach others has helped Arrowhead Outdoors be voted as Minnesota’s top bait shop and tackle shop since 2022. Steven’s fishing reports are no fluff—just practical advice to shorten the time between bites, updated weekly.
Welcome to the 2025-2026 Ely Ice Fishing Season!
February 3rd, 2026
Angler holding trophy northern pike caught ice fishing in Ely MN at Arrowhead Outdoors rental shack, February 2026.
January 27th, 2026
Trophy walleye caught ice fishing in heated shack near Ely, Minnesota – Boundary Waters winter catch"
January 20th, 2026
Proud angler holds up a massive trophy Splake trout on the snowy ice of a stream trout lake near Ely, Minnesota. This striking brook trout and lake trout hybrid displays dark gray body with light vermiculations and spots, tri-colored pelvic fins in orange-black-white, and slightly forked tail—prime example of hard-fighting Splake caught ice fishing near the Boundary Waters region during northern Minnesota winter."
January 13th, 2026
Monster trophy northern pike caught ice fishing Ely MN: excited young fisherman displays huge toothy pike on snowy ice under clear blue sky January 2026
January 6th, 2026
Close-up of big northern pike on Laker Tackle Tube ice fishing Ely MN BWCA Lake January 2026