
Minnesota Pro Tip of the Week: Safety first on first ice
And right now, you don’t need to walk across an entire lake to find the fish.

And right now, you don’t need to walk across an entire lake to find the fish.

Brad Hawthorne and Nick Lindner share their top four tactics to help you catch more walleyes on early ice this season.

Opportunities abound for hardcore anglers willing to brave low temperatures to chase various species on the Great Lakes and in Great Lakes tributaries.

A quick-strike rig with a sucker minnow can be quite effective at this point in the year.

Get it going with spikes, maggots, plastics, mousies.

Brian Brosdahl, Brad Hawthorne and Nick Lindner share some advice that will help you catch more Red Lake walleyes on first ice.

If you are going to throw to the seams, get off the seam and toss plastics that way.

Key learning? Modern anglers must adapt to changing conditions… or find another hobby.

Don’t feel like you need to use one specific bait.
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