Ice Fishing

Fishing tips: Charge batteries and check over small engines to prepare for next ice angling season

Spend a little time now checking and maintaining ice fishing equipment to avoid damage and the need for costly repairs or replacements!

Ice fishing tip: Catching late-season crappies you didn’t know existed

Find lush, green cabbage and coontail vegetation during late ice, and high-rising, slab crappies and aggressive bluegills may be nearby.

Ice-fishing tip: Knowing when not to practice catch-and-release

Releasing fish helps protect the resource… except when it kills even more fish

For some at Pennsylvania tournament, call of ice fishing is irresistible

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…

Ice fishing tips: To keep warm on the ice, stay cool first

Create better hard-water angling experiences and catch more fish by staying warm and extending your adventures on the ice!

On Erie, before ice-fishing craze, ice harvest was the rage

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…

In Pennsylvania, ice fishing picks up, but with an emphasis on ice over fishing

Even with recent deep freeze, safety should remain paramount for ice anglers.

Ice fishing tip: Keep your lure moving and you’ll attract and catch more fish

Attract fish, then employ your sonar to determine the mood of the fish… and the presentation to prompt strikes.

Outdoor News kicks off hard-water coverage across Great Lakes region

Plymouth, Minn. — With ice creeping in on shorelines across waterways in the Great Lakes states, Outdoor News has kicked off its annual ongoing coverage – tips, gear profiles, advice from the top names in the industry and more –…

Ice fishing tips: Go-to baits and jigging tactics for first ice walleyes

First ice is approaching fast. Much of the ice belt awaits walkable ice, though some northern lakes have capped over with enough hard water to venture out.

Icing largemouth with Mike Hehner and Aqua-Vu

Mike Hehner shows how he uses his Aqua-Vu to specifically target largemouth bass during the hard-water season.

Aqua-Vu HD down-viewing big perch with 'Bro'

Brian "Bro" Brosdahl demonstrates his technique for down-viewing with his Aqua-Vu HD underwater camera system. "Bro" also shows the features of Aqua-Vu's HD system.

Fall angling checklist: A preseason checkup for your ice fishing electronics

For more success when ice appears this fall, test your sonar, GPS, and other ice fishing gadgets now – during the off season.

Ice fishing tip: Using underwater cameras to be a more productive angler

Underwater cameras will truly open up the hard-water angling world and help you put more fish topside

Remember the acronym C.O.L.D to keep yourself warm when hunting, fishing, recreating outdoors in winter

If ice fishing or other activities tempt you outdoors these days, the one thing that can ruin the experience is getting cold.

Ice fishing tip: Organize and protect your ice fishing gear, then spend more time catching fish!

Hard water angling requires working, efficient tackle, so reward yourself with more productive ice fishing by keeping gear properly organized.

Making sense of piscatorial senses: sight, sound, smell, and taste

Catching ice walleyes, pike, and panfish demands even more attention to sensory stimuli than you expend during the open-water fishing period

Ice fishing tip: Catch more walleyes by ringing the dinner bell with call baits

Make contact with more hard-water walleyes via large, noisy baits to attract them.

A dawn-to-dusk angling recipe for multi-species hardwater action

Every day on the lake will be different, but following a simple strategy can boost your ice fishing odds for success.

Forecasted Christmas Day storm: Anglers, hunters be aware

Whether the storm will impact ice conditions remains to be seen, but agencies such as the Iowa Department of Natural Resources continued to preach ice safety.