Big Ice-Fishing Tournament On Gull Lake Is On January 26, 2012 / 7:35 PM CST / CBS Minnesota BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — It's a "go" for one of Minnesota's largest ice fishing tournaments.

January 20, 2018 / 12:59 PM CST / CBS Minnesota BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — A huge annual ice-fishing contest in north-central Minnesota has been issued its event permit for later this month.

Nearly 10,000 people descended on Minnesota 's frozen Gull Lake on Saturday wearing their warmest hats and winter coats to compete in this year's Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza.

Despite a forecast to the contrary, the rain held off Saturday, May 31, and the fishing proved excellent for the sixth annual MN Fishing Challenge on Gull Lake, challenge officials reported.