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 ...

When it comes to fishing sag-bellied jumbo perch through the ice, it’s best to have a bunch of different artificial and live bait on hand. Notorious for how finicky they can be, jumbo perch can easily ...

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 ...

Ice fishing for panfish is wildly popular, thanks to the accessibility of the species and the action-packed experience they provide. If you want to hit the ice for crappie, bluegill, or perch, you’ll ...

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Winter is here and as the cold temperatures begin to freeze ponds, ice fishing is upon us. Greg Wagner with Nebraska Game and Parks said the sport is growing and the crowd is jumping up and down ...

With most of Colorado’s boat ramps closing soon, my attention quickly turns to ice fishing. When I first arrived in Colorado, over 30 years ago, there was a hard core group of ice anglers here but the ...

SHAWANO LAKE (WLUK) -- As the new year kicks off, ice continues to form on some area waterways. At 6,200 acres, Shawano Lake is one of the largest bodies of water in the state. And right around ...

An Arctic blast and high winds put a bit of a freeze on fishing activity this past week. It’s still early for ice fishing in Western New York, but we are almost there. Maybe this weekend will allow ...