Ice Fishing

Ice fishing for perch is a search: schools roam flats and mud basins, so you drill, check holes briefly, and keep moving until the flasher lights up, then work a…

Ice fishing for trout splits into two games: stocked rainbows and brook trout cruising shallow in small lakes, and lake trout ice fishing on deep, cold lakes, where big lures…

An ice fishing sled is the simplest piece of gear that changes your day on the ice. Pick one by length and depth for your load, wall stiffness for the…

What to wear ice fishing comes down to a layering system you can adjust, ice fishing bibs or a float suit over the top, and boots that stay dry all…

An ice fishing flasher shows what is under your hole right now: the bottom, your jig and any fish that swims into the sonar cone, all on a lit dial.…

Ice fishing for pike is a tip-up game: a big live or dead baitfish set near weeds or a first drop-off, a leader that survives teeth, a hole wide enough…

An ice thickness chart lists the minimum clear ice that state agencies recommend before you walk, ride or drive onto a frozen lake. The Minnesota DNR starts at 4 inches…

Ice fishing for crappie comes down to finding where the fish are suspended as oxygen and temperature shift through the winter, then matching a small jig or live minnow to…

Ice fishing for walleye comes down to three things: finding the right depth as the season changes, fishing the low-light hours when they feed hardest, and matching your jigging or…

A flip-over ice shelter unfolds in seconds and suits anglers who move often, while a hub shelter takes longer to pitch but holds a whole group in comfort. Here is…