
Let’s talk early ice-fishing basics
In my opinion, one of the most common mistakes that ice anglers make is heading too deep, too early.

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

We launched out of Buffalo and headed west to a predetermined location that was much shallower than reports I had been getting all week for yellow perch. I was fishing with Capt. Brent Snyder with

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.

Jumbo perch are popular ice-fishing targets in the winter, but anglers can have great success targeting these perch during fall. And the key to catching jumbo perch, rather than small perch, is …

Stack all the variables in your favor. These include weather, equipment, bait, and a plan of where you are going to fish.

Lyle Unger has been catching perch in the Grand Rapids area. There are still some slush pockets to watch out for so be prepared to deal with that. Report by: Lyle Unger Grand Rapids Guide

Lyle Unger has been catching perch in the Grand Rapids area. There are still some slush pockets to watch out for so be prepared to deal with that. Report by: Lyle Unger Grand Rapids Guide

Wherever you live there’s bound to be a Michigan late winter perch hot spot near you.

That’s the case with a lot of the younger walleye fisheries in the state now. Still, while word of a good walleye bite can lure ice anglers from afar, when a North Dakota lake is
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