If the trend of newcomers that we’ve seen in hunting and warm-weather fishing carries over to ice fishing, there’s sure to be some newbies wondering how to get into it. Welcome to the addiction.
Success reeling them in really slow, just barely getting the Colorado blades to start spinning.
In deeper-water lakes especially, pike move in from the deep locations of the lake to weed locations along the edges, especially when water temperatures are still warm.
The peak of freshwater fishing experiences in North America just might be catching the continent’s most ubiquitous predator fish on a feeding binge.
Here are a couple go-to tactics to target big trophy pike in shallow waters.
Quick tips for the most popular species of winter.
Scaled-down ice fishing here dictated by conditions.
The river fishing action continues right up to ice-over, and some southern Michigan rivers remain ice-free all year.
This Angling Buzz video shows how to create a livewell on ice – and its benefits for handling trophy-caliber northern pike.
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