Tips & Features
First-ice locations and strategies – video
Information that will help you catch more walleyes, panfish, northern pike and perch on first ice this season.
Spinning reels for ice fishing – video
Why use a spinning reel for ice fishing? Many reasons. Obviously, we lean heavily on spooler/inline reels nowadays, but spinning reels absolutely have a place in our ice-fishing arsenal.
First ice: a great time to get kids fishing
Kids take to ice-fishing like a pike to soft water.
New York’s top hard-water species: where and how to catch them
With some great species to target through the ice in New York, and so many lakes and ponds open to ice fishing in our state, it can be difficult to choose where to start.
An ice hater’s guide to ice fishing line
Attaching a fluorocarbon leader to your ice fishing line can make a difference in your success rate.
Pro Tip of the Week: Silk jig trailer latest ice fishing innovation
Strands of silk held together by a silicone bead can be attached to your jig hook to mimic the natural actions of aquatic bugs that fish like to eat.
Late fall ‘perch season’ upon us
Whenever the weather cooperates, outstanding catches of perch can be made for the next several months close to shore and in protected embayments connected to the lake.
Eastern Lake Ontario’s late-autumn pickerel
It provides great sport for even the most experienced anglers.
