
Wisconsin fishing & hunting report — Jan. 10, 2023
Ice anglers battling slush, ice heaves, and cracks.
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Ice anglers battling slush, ice heaves, and cracks.

Especially if you’re using bait from a previous outing that has been sitting in a warm fish house, I cool the water slowly so the minnows don’t experience shock when they hit near-freezing water.

Port Clinton, Ohio — As the Miller Ferry made some of its last projected trips of the season in mid-December, one of the pieces of freight that was seen being sent over offered some promise

Come January, about all Michigan’s army of ice-fishing fanatics can do is nervously wring their hands and pray that cold weather will lock up their favorite lake with a thick covering of ice. Some years

With its sharp shoreline breaks, incredibly deep water, and long, narrow shape, Roosevelt Lake in Outing is a unique system, especially in this part of the state. The lake has a reputation for kicking out

Fish may not think things through in depth, but they can be picky.

Depths of 8-15 feet in relation to outside edges of weeds are prime locations to find hungry pike.

In my opinion, one of the most common mistakes that ice anglers make is heading too deep, too early.

There are several key shallow-water spots that will hold northern pike during the winter months.
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