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Please be safe while going out on the ice. Always take caution and bring the proper gear with you.
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Please be safe while going out on the ice. Always take caution and bring the proper gear with you.
Every year, many anglers can’t wait to tackle early ice to work the first hot bite. If you want to set the hook on some fresh-ice fish, then here are a few items I consider

Having the proper equipment and checking ice conditions frequently will help keep you topside.

Having the proper equipment and checking ice conditions frequently will help keep you topside.

Just a few years ago, ice fishermen predominately pursued walleyes, panfish, and pike, period. Anglers tend to have preferences, of course, and in several states, resource agencies close walleye and pike seasons in late winter

Yup, first ice is upon us, and two renowned fisheries will be busy as open water gives way to hard water. Here, Minnesota guide Brad Hawthorne with Angling Buzz talk the early season bite windows

The regulations, which become effective Sunday, Dec. 1, are the same as those of last winter but more restrictive than during 2019 open water fishing.
First ice is kind of like opening day for open-water walleye anglers. You mostly must rely on last year’s experiences. That’s how I start. I’ll use lures that provided success in the past, but I

Winter anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will enjoy a walleye harvest this winter for the fourth season in a row, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
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