Ice fishing is a winter pastime throughout many northern communities. Once lakes, ponds, and backwaters freeze solid, anglers drill holes through the ice and present a mixture of live and artificial ...

While there are a lot of different baits that work well for catching perch in the winter, if you want the best shot at catching your limit, you’ll need some quality ice fishing lures for perch in your ...

Start your ice fishing adventure without breaking the bank. Here’s how to gear up and catch fish for less. If you're new to ice fishing, the amount of specialized gear some anglers use can be daunting ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton reminds ice anglers to put safety first when venturing out this season. Outdoor enthusiasts considering ice fishing ...

Fishing with tip-ups is one of the most low-tech, enjoyable ways to ice fish. When I was in high school, my buddies and I would set out a spread of tip-ups and then just wait for a flag while cooking ...

We’d been jigging spoons for five hours. We drilled through eight feet of ice to reach water. We had yet to get a bite. “It’s so peaceful out here,” my wife, Tiffany, whispered, not wanting to break ...

After months of anticipation, first ice is finally here! And there may be no better time to pull walleyes through the ice. First ice includes green vegetation still producing oxygen, aggressive fish, ...

If you're an ice fishing fan like me, no doubt you count down the seconds until ice first locks up the underwater world. You'd rather stare down an 8-inch hole in the ice than at a 50-inch TV in your ...

Forward facing sonar for ice fishing might feel new, but it’s actually been around for years. During the early 2000s, Gold Medal World Ice Fishing Champion Tony Boshold attached his flasher transducer ...