
Ice fishing in all directions
Today’s technology for staying on
iced-over fish.

Today’s technology for staying on
iced-over fish.

A lake’s ability to produce trophy native game fish will deteriorate if ciscoes disappear; the fatty forage is an important part of a big fish’s diet.


Whether a pool is natural or man-made it typically provides deeper slow moving or slack water habitat, which is good wintering habitat for trout.

Wheelhouses are fine if you have plowed roads or are going through a resort’s maintained lake access, but if you like to freelance on snow-covered lakes like I do, the skid house is the ticket.


Practical clothing and rod options.

It’s going to take time and effort on the part of fisheries researchers and biologists to figure out what is going on and what might be done.

Jeremy Smith from Angling Buzz runs through how he uses the Humminbird 360 on ice for locating and catching basin crappies. Check out more content from Angling Buzz at: https://anglingbuzz.com/
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