Tips & Features
Early ice walleye tips and tactics
Valuable information that will help you catch more walleyes on early ice, including favorite lakes, best presentations, strategies for producing when there’s loads of fishing pressure, and a common mistake anglers make on early ice.
Ice-fishing trick: Use minnows to mask scent and juice-up plastics
Minnows certainly catch fish, and you might want to keep them alive to give finesse plastics some added “flavor” and to mask some of the scent on your fingers.
Simple, effective ice fishing
Organizational gurus want you to keep things light. Here’s how.
Back to the basics: It’s hard to beat bluegills
For learning the basics and especially for introducing kids to the magic of ice fishing, simply getting over the top of a big school of bluegills is perfect.
Taste of the Wild: Mojo Pheasant
Mojo Pheasant By Tim Kraskey With a Cuban-inspired flair, here’s another great BBQ recipe by Tim Kraskey. Tim shared that you can use turkey meat instead of the pheasant breasts. They key is to pound
The battle of the hard-water catfish
Catfish through the ice never gets old – one of the toughest “schooling fish” under the ice.
Minnesota Pro Tip of the Week: Coaxing those negative-mood Lake of the Woods walleyes
There have been some unseasonably slow times on Lake of the Woods so far this year, requiring a slower presentation. You have to be patient.
Ice fishing for white crappies
White crappies are a blast — and challenging — to target through the ice.
What’s the difference between black and white crappies? [videos]
What’s the difference between black and white crappies? We’re fortunate enough to have both species in some of our lakes and rivers, and each one has different characteristics. Here’s a quick video to help you
