Spend a little time now checking and maintaining ice fishing equipment to avoid damage and the need for costly repairs or replacements!
Find lush, green cabbage and coontail vegetation during late ice, and high-rising, slab crappies and aggressive bluegills may be nearby.
But portable shanties have taken over and allow anglers to take the comfort and convenience of a shanty wherever they want.
On Minnesota-Canada border waters such as Lake of the Woods, the deadline to remove fish houses is March 31. (Lake of the Woods Tourism)The deadline for anglers to remove fish houses from the ice on inland lakes in Minnesota is fast approaching. According to the DNR, removal dates are determined by an east-west line formed by U.S. Highway 10, east…
Releasing fish helps protect the resource… except when it kills even more fish
As northern pike and walleye season wraps up on Minnesota’s inland waters, the author turns his focus to some of the best fishing of the year: late-ice panfish.
(icefishing.org photo)BRAINERD, Minn. — Organizers of a Minnesota ice fishing tournament says an investigation into possible fraud has cleared three Ohio men who won prizes, including a pickup truck. Officials with the Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza say the three family members have passed lie detector tests and will be allowed to keep their prizes, which also include $1,000…
JAMESTOWN, Pa. — Anyone who likes to go fishing has one of those days from time to time, and a recent Saturday was one of those days. After nearly seven hours on the frozen surface of Pymatuning Reservoir, Jim Diehl of Curtisville didn’t mince his words. “No fish – no fish at all,” he said as he hauled his equipment…
With more than 400 registered anglers, allocation of seven fish quickly reached; largest sturgeon a 72-inch female that weighed 99 pounds.
Ice fishing during winter’s coldest days demands complete attention to detail to increase your hookset odds.
(icefishing.org photo)MINNEAPOLIS — Organizers of the Brainerd Jaycees are investigating whether some competitors in this year’s $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza engaged in fraud. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports three of the 150 prize-winners in the Jan. 27 Gull Lake tournament – including the first- and third-place finishers, who are father and son – are being investigated to make sure their…
A Twin Cities TV station has taken ice fishing to new heights – as in on the station’s rooftop – as part of the Super Bowl festivities this week in Minneapolis.
Create better hard-water angling experiences and catch more fish by staying warm and extending your adventures on the ice!
Most lakes didn’t lose much ice despite the rain, so anglers should be able to continue chasing flags.
Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza, Holes 4 Heroes metro series, Lake of the Woods memorial event scheduled next two Saturdays.
(Photo courtesy of Vexilar)ERIE, Pa. — Gaze onto Presque Isle Bay these days and you’ll likely see legions of ice fishermen, huddled in shelters, enjoying their favorite winter activity. From the 1880s to the late 1920s, Presque Isle Bay in winter was inhabited by a different lot of outdoors types — scores of polers, plowmen, feeders, packers and foremen. In…
(icefishing.org photo)BRAINERD, Minn. — A huge annual ice-fishing contest in north-central Minnesota has been issued its event permit for this weekend. This year’s contest will be held Saturday, Jan. 27. Late last week, the Brainerd Jaycees and the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Department checked ice conditions on Gull Lake’s Hole in the Day Bay for the 28th annual Brainerd Jaycees…
Who knows if the ice we have is going to be all the ice we’re going to get.
Even with recent deep freeze, safety should remain paramount for ice anglers.
(Iowa DNR)Starting Jan. 13, the Iowa DNR will release trout in seven locations this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months, the DNR said in a news release. The popular winter urban trout stocking program is supported by the sales of the trout fee. Anglers need a valid fishing license and pay the trout fee to fish for…
The 2018 total allocation to state of Michigan anglers for Black Lake is seven lake sturgeon.
Combination of first Erie December freeze-over since 2000 and a surging walleye population in the lake could make for a fishing season to remember. But with great ice-building weather comes First Day Hikes cancellations.
Ice fishing likely just a few days away, given the temperatures; outdoor enthusiasts interested in learning basics of ice fishing are encouraged to attend a free informational workshop on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Last winter was one of most dangerous on record in New York for winter outdoor recreation, particularly for snowmobilers and ice anglers. Unfortunately, this one is not off to a good start. On Dec. 16, a Queensbury, N.Y., man drowned after falling through the ice while fishing on Edgecomb Pond, a small body of water in Warren County that allows…
Attract fish, then employ your sonar to determine the mood of the fish… and the presentation to prompt strikes.
With ice-fishing consumer sportshows in the rearview mirror, let’s tackle some excellent questions with answers that will improve your hard-water angling this winter.
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