MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- In the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," fishing is a big deal. And in some circles, so is fishing folk art. Not many people know that collecting spear fishing decoys is an actual thing.

CROSSLAKE, Minn. – Once Kirk Schnitker settled into his fish house on Cross Lake, he opened a large, multilayered toolbox that contained dozens of hand-carved fish decoys, including some that looked ...

LIDGERWOOD, N.D. -- A North Dakota couple is frantically trying to fill the Christmas orders from hundreds who are dreaming of fish. A few years ago, the two left careers in law enforcement, picked up ...

There`s nothin` fishy about carved and painted folksy fish decoys, which attract collectors like fish are attracted to bait, or in this case decoys. Hand-carved or factory-made decoys were used in the ...

“Hard to tell this thing from a real crappie,” said my friend Dan Scherer, as we passed around the glistening decoy. “Except for we can’t clean and fry it.” In my hands, the crappie was solid, but its ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Carved, wooden ice fishing decoy in ...

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Eric Wallace loves carving fish decoys so much he has decided to put his college education on hold to focus on it. For the foreseeable future, the 22-year-old Maple Grove resident ...

Ely, Minn. – Fish decoys are the embodiment of functional art. In water, they attract fish. On display, they lure people. According to fish decoy-carver and appraiser Tim Stouffer of Ely, Minn., a ...

For the first time ever, the Great Lakes Fish Decoy Collecting and Carving Association brings the Fish Decoy Carving World Championship to Cadillac. Starting Friday, at the Lake Cadillac Resort, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Carved wooden ice fishing decoy in ...

Thank you to all of our sponsors for making the Elm Lake Association kids' fishing event such a huge success! The July 11 event doubled in size this year, with over 70 kids. Nine trophies and 70 ...