
Outdoor News video: Big lures for late-ice crappies
Crappies are more aggressive than you think. Michael Hehner is on the late Minnesota lakes showing the types of baits he uses on late ice crappies.

Crappies are more aggressive than you think. Michael Hehner is on the late Minnesota lakes showing the types of baits he uses on late ice crappies.

Locate standing weeds in shallow water in late winter, and hungry panfish will be hanging out nearby.

Small spoons tipped with plastics, worms, or minnow heads and tails will attract more perch, crappies, and sunfish thus boosting your odds of catching more fish.

We’re now in mid-February and instead going ice fishing I’ve been getting my maple syrup-making gear together. Why? Because other than a snowstorm the weather forecast for the days ahead calls for daytime temperatures to

It’s a level that has not been reached since the 1980s.

At the Greater Niagara Fishing and Outdoor Expo’s State of Lake Erie session last month, based on the information that was presented, it’s an exciting time to be a walleye fisherman.

More than any other type of ice fishing, this angler would much rather spend a day on the hard water either running and gunning or setting out tip-ups in hopes of landing a pair of
Western New York Earlier this month saw some good to very good lower Niagara River action despite some marginal conditions. Capt. Chris and Capt. Connor Cinelli both reported good action in the lower Niagara River

Not marking fish despite working a prime location? Try using flashy spoons or rattle baits to entice more fish into your icy zone.
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