Many are the preparations for ice fishing season 2016-17
Hard-water angling will arrive across the ice belt soon, so prepare your equipment and multi-species plan for early ice now.
Ice Fishing
Upper Red Lake winter walleye regulations announced
Anglers fishing Upper Red Lake this winter will be able to keep three walleye of which only one may be longer than 17 inches
Mille Lacs ice anglers get one-walleye limit
Following an open-water walleye-fishing season on one of Minnesota’s most popular lakes during which no walleyes could be kept, state DNR officials announced last week that the walleye bag during this year’s ice season on Lake Mille Lacs would be one fish.
Fishing tip: Maintain your ice fishing equipment during the open water season!
Preventative maintenance on ice fishing gear makes for faster preparation, and it could save you a ton of money!
Ice fishing tip No. 1: dress for success
One thing that people often overlook is the most important part of their gear and that is their clothing and how they plan on dressing for the ice.
Pre-planning your winter fishing rigs for ice walleyes
Prepare your hard-water rods in advance with these line, lure, and terminal tackle setups.
Sometimes it’s OK to get skunked when searching for new ice fishing locations
Stop visiting the same old community ice angling holes, and venture out to locate new honey holes away from the noise and crowds.
All the rage: soft plastics for winter panfish
The idea of consistently putting panfish on the ice with soft plastics has become more than just an experiment.
All about ice
Understanding winter’s magic carpet
Monitoring and catching ice walleyes during a dusky bite
Employ this hard-water strategy with an angling partner during the mid-ice period unfolding right now.
State of ice: Tale of two halves
While ice conditions continue to improve across northern Minnesota, providing plenty of fishing opportunities, ice depths continue to lag well behind schedule in other parts of the state.
Fishing tip: Dead-sticking vs. a set line… there’s a difference!
Employ the correct technique with these fishing tactics for walleyes, pike, sunfish and crappies to produce more action and fillets via hard-water angling
Top ice tips from the region’s angling experts
The lack of hard water has delayed the 2015-16 ice fishing season, but don’t worry, there will be ice!
Bad behavior leads to ice fishing closure
Camp Perry won’t allow it this year
Ice fishing 2015-16: thoughts on preparing for first ice
Replace fishing line, scour the tackle box, buy new lures, and fire up that gas auger right now!
Required for ice anglers: patience
A year ago, it was a nice, smooth transition from the end of the firearms deer season to ice fishing.
Preseason preparation tips for the upcoming ice fishing season
Shelters, clothing, rods, reels, tackle, and more. Time to prepare for the hard-water fishing season.
Winter walleye season on tap for anglers at Mille Lacs
For now, some of the anxiety regarding walleye fishing on Lake Mille Lacs has been alleviated.
Spring break? Who needs it?
While some folks head south for spring break, many Michiganders stay home for a last shot at fishing, hunting or trapping.
In many parts of state, ice anglers experience a quick end to season
Last week’s unseasonably warm weather brought a quick end to most ice-fishing opportunities in the southern half of the state. But to the north, the shorelines and main-lake ice have held up well, likely allowing at least a couple more weekends of fishing.
Properly store your ice fishing electronics, shelters, clothing, augers and more…
Take the time now to properly store your ice gear to make it easier to prepare for next years hard-water season.
Structure and top colors for super-late ice season crappies and bluegills [Video]
With the end of hard water looming, “T3” catches an impressive mixed bag of panfish during the glorious warm-weather days of mid-March
Ice angling boot camp: 90 seconds with Dave Genz
You’ll learn more about ice fishing in 1.5 minutes with the godfather of modern ice fishing than the school of hard knocks can teach you in weeks.
Lake Erie 2015 ice fishing still going strong
When the ice fishing first got going on Lake Erie, Catawba Island State Park and Camp Perry were about the only access sites to get onto the lake.
Youth and hard water: Tips for taking kids ice fishing
Youngsters naturally love to crank up fish. Keep it enjoyable and you’ll help build the next generation of anglers, plus a fishing buddy for life.
Catching fish when others can't: Mastering Midwinter Mind Games
It’s midwinter, and we all know what that means. Fish are lethargic and you’re in a bad mood
