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 ...

A tip-up, also known as a fish trap, ice trap, or tilt, is a stationary device that suspends line and live bait under the ice. Once a fish takes the bait, the reel spins, and the angler is alerted of ...

Which ice fishing shelter is best? When the weather turns frigid and the wind begins to howl, it’s time for lake freeze-up and ice fishing. This pastime is made much more pleasurable when you can fish ...

Summertime bass anglers may shun pike when they bite, but come winter, many anglers get excited about ice fishing for northern pike. And why not? They are widespread, aggressive and easy to catch.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — An Alabama angler celebrated a successful ice fishing adventure on local Ledge Lake in Hinckley last weekend, thanks to a spate of frigid weather and a grand welcome from Aquatic ...

Andy Volicek has been ice fishing at his cabin in Washburn County, Wisconsin, roughly 75 miles northeast of the Twin Cities, every year for more than two decades. But lately, unseasonably warm winters ...

Ice fishing with my wife and catching our biggest fish ever through the ice.

The United States Angling Confederation will host the 2025 FIPSed XXI World Ice Fishing Championships in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The championships run from February 11- 16. The spectacular venue of ...

LAKEVIEW, MI — Chad Schaub rigged a small fishing rod amid a symphony of hand augers chewing through the ice on Lake Tamarack Friday. Dropping a thin line through a icy porthole, the Morley native and ...