Which ice fishing jigs are best? Ice fishing can require a lot of gear, but few accessories are as important as a quality jig. These lures have a weighted sinker and are often brightly colored to ...

ELK RIVER, Minn. — Most anglers are content to buy the best gear they can afford and accept it’s limitations. A few of them, though, are incessant tinkerers who are never satisfied with the ...

Gary Kvalheim hopes he’ll have some time to fish this year – but first, he has a few thousand ice jigs to hand paint. Over the past 22 years, Kvalheim’s one-man company, Northstar Tackle, has produced ...

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CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - A popular ice fishing competition is coming back to Lake Wissota after a warm spell caused a cancelation last year. For 11 years in a row, many have gathered for the Jigs ...

Lake trout might be the ultimate winter trophy. A tangle with one of these denizens of the deep is not soon forgotten. Lake trout fight with spirit and are always game for a battle in winter’s cold ...

LAKE WISSOTA, Wis. (WEAU) - Hundreds of people braved the cold temperatures Saturday morning and hit the ice on Lake Wissota to support some UW-Eau Claire programs. About 1,500 people competed in this ...

Lures are great at catching more than one fish species, and I like to bundle my gear as much as I can. By combining the best walleye and perch lures into one tackle box, I can quickly switch to perch ...

Depending on ice conditions, The Valley Angler will hold its annual "Jig and Pig" ice fishing derby on Jan. 30 at New Fairfield's Town Park on Candlewood Lake. The "Jig and Pig" derby is held in the ...

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 ...