Minnesota DarkHouse & Angling Association / Park Rapids Chapter

05/08/2026

03/22/2026

Reminder that we have a meeting tomorrow march 23rd at the American Legion in Park rapids. Social hour is 6 pm and meeting is at 7 pm. We hope to see you there.

In other news, park rapids chapter member jake bakken and his wife Connie placed first with their red white and blue decoy at the Rudy zwieg decoy show in Alexandria this weekend. Congrats!

02/21/2026

We have another meeting this coming monday February 23rd at the American Legion in Park rapids. Social hour is at 6 pm and the meeting is at 7. If youre interested in becoming a member of our chapter please come.

01/24/2026

Protect the Tradition. Put Safety First.
To continue enjoying the long-standing tradition of darkhouse spearing, safety must remain a top priority. Always return ice blocks back into the hole when finished spearing.
Unreturned ice blocks can create dangerous hazards for snowmobilers and others recreating on the ice. A few extra minutes helps keep Minnesota lakes safe for everyone.

01/23/2026

Reminder that we have a meeting monday January 25th at the American Legion in Park rapids. 6 pm is social hour 7 pm is meeting.

Also membership dues are due. If you are interested in becoming a member now would be a great time to come. Membership is $20.

01/16/2026

We are glad to see folks enjoying the community fish house. Sign up and reserve your spot at northern bait co.

01/06/2026

The Park Rapids Community Fish House is set up and open for use starting Wednesday January 7th!! Its located on Fishhook Lake straight out from the US 71 access. Sign up for times can be done at Northern Bait in Park Rapids. It is available from 8am to 12pm and from 1pm to 5pm daily. I have the full rules and information in the photos.

12/20/2025

We have a meeting this monday December 22nd at the American Legion in Park rapids. Social hour is at 6 pm and the meeting is at . If you are interested in becoming a member of the minnesota darkhouse and angling association please come.

12/07/2025

We want to thank everyone for coming out to the 28th annual decoy carvers show. Decoy shows do not happen without both the carvers and the community. This year we had many of both. Thank you to the community for coming out and supporting our event and thank you to all the carvers for coming out to our show.

Here are the winners of our two contests.

Working class.
1st place Tyler Templer.
2nd Brad Lange.
3rd Steve Johannes.

Collectible class.
1st Travis Hanson.
2nd Steve Johannes.
3rd Paul Sparks.

Best of show.
Travis Hanson.

12/07/2025

This year we hosted a new decoy contest at the annual decoy carvers show. We named it the community fish house challenge. This contest is a pay to enter contest and has criteria to follow like size limits and swimming ability.

This year's criteria was 6 to 10 inch folk art fish. Here are our winners.

1st place Travis Hanson.
2nd place Paul sparks.
3rd place Mike Larsson.

We want to thank everyone who participated in this contest and supporting this contest.