Hello folks. We're deep into the winter months now and as always it's still the perfect time to go fishing. Today we're out ...

I don't mind putting time and effort into ice fishing when the payout is big. I’m not talking coolers brimming with crappies and yellow perch, either. I’m talking about fish that make you question how ...

Anglers once again have reason to be excited about all the new fish-catching tools available for the 2025-26 hard-water ...

Which ice fishing tip-ups are best? Ice fishing can be exciting and stressful in equal measure. You might have the best equipment, but if you miss the pickup or fish on the line, you could lose your ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Once winter sets in, ponds and lakes throughout much of the ...

A tip-up, also known as a fish trap, ice trap, or tilt, is a stationary device that suspends line and live bait under the ice. Once a fish takes the bait, the reel spins, and the angler is alerted of ...

Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers in pursuit of perch, walleyes or crappies. But jigging is an exciting and ...

The beauty of ice fishing – and a big reason for its ever-growing popularity, I suspect – is that it can be as simple or as sophisticated as an angler wants it to be. For entry-level anglers, ice ...

Ice anglers are enjoying the start to their season this month, taking advantage of early ice and finding willing fish. Minnesota remains the only state in the nation that allows its anglers to use ...

The wind is howling, snow is drifting and the temperature is hovering around 15 degrees. None of that matters to Augustus “DJ Boneshaker” Cruse as he waits in near-blizzard conditions for a fish to ...