Yellow Perch Ice Fishing
by Jason Mitchell When we look at yellow perch ice fishing, I dare say that we typically catch ninety percent of the fish in a ten percent window. Perch fishing on most bodies of water consists of drilling holes to get on fish and getting that one or two flurries that fills the pail. You can go from zero to hero in about twenty minutes when you finally strike pay dirt. [caption id="attachment_376" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Yellow perch ice fishing is enjoyable when 2 pounders are biting!"][/caption] The key to putting the smack down on fish is maximizing the opportunities. Being efficient, getting fish ...
Pike Ice Fishing Tips
The High and Sly for Northern Pike Big fish frequent the upper reaches of the water column and often go undetected, great pike ice fishing tips below. By Mitch Eeagan Bellied to bottom; prowling from within thick masses of weeds— that’s the most common contemplation about the whereabouts of northern pike and what they are doing there. While it’s true many a monstrous Esox entangled in vegetation has been pulled through a hole in the ice, the truth of the matter is trophy-size fish frequent the upper reaches of the water column more often than most anglers realize. Even within inland lakes and The ...
Straightline Ice Fishing
Intel on the All-Powerful ‘Pause’ By Ted Pilgrim with Brian “Bro” Brosdahl His cronies call it “the magic act.” Legendary angler Brian “Bro” Brosdahl sweeps across sprawling shallow flats like an oracle, incising select ice holes and extracting pudgy panfish with surgical precision. Conversely, in a frequently futile effort to find panfish, anglers unnecessarily burn the ice with holes, Swiss-cheesing these massive vegetated zones into oblivion. When Bro shows up, there’s a nearly palpable shift in the frozen façade. He’s been known to nonchalantly survey the scene, peak at his Humminbird screen and then slice a single hole in the ice. More often ...
Hottest Gear on the Ice 2013
By Nick Simonson Dashing through the…um. Let it…uh. Oh the weather outside is… hmmm. Alright, so winter isn’t upon us just yet, but with the inevitability of ice in the near future, many anglers are abuzz with the latest and greatest equipment to help them successfully kick off the cold-weather fishing season. Plus, after we’ve given thanks and watched our share of football, we’ll wake up at the crack of dawn on Black Friday to find gifts for our fellow fishermen, family members, and probably ourselves. So we’ll need a game plan and this is it: the Hottest Stuff on Ice for ...
Latest Ice Fishing Articles
Yellow Perch Ice Fishing
by Jason Mitchell When we look at yellow perch ice fishing, I dare say that we typically catch ninety percent of the fish in a ten percent window. Perch fishing on most bodies of water consists of drilling holes to get on fish and getting that one or two flurries that fills the...
Pike Ice Fishing Tips
The High and Sly for Northern Pike Big fish frequent the upper reaches of the water column and often go undetected, great pike ice fishing tips below. By Mitch Eeagan Bellied to bottom; prowling from within thick masses of weeds— that’s the most common contemplation about the...
Straightline Ice Fishing
Intel on the All-Powerful ‘Pause’ By Ted Pilgrim with Brian “Bro” Brosdahl His cronies call it “the magic act.” Legendary angler Brian “Bro” Brosdahl sweeps across sprawling shallow flats like an oracle, incising select ice holes and extracting pudgy panfish with...
Hottest Gear on the Ice 2013
By Nick Simonson Dashing through the…um. Let it…uh. Oh the weather outside is… hmmm. Alright, so winter isn’t upon us just yet, but with the inevitability of ice in the near future, many anglers are abuzz with the latest and greatest equipment to help them successfully...
Ice Fishing Pre-Season
by Bob Jensen It’s not here, but it’s near. Ice fishing that is. It’s November. Many hunting seasons are in full swing. Those are an ice-anglers reminders that it’s time to start thinking about ice-fishing. Depending on Mother Nature, we could be ice-fishing...
Ice Fishing Rigs – Late Season Ice Fishing
by Bob Jensen Depending on where you live in ice-fishing country, the end of the ice-fishing season is maybe a couple of weeks away or maybe a month away. Regardless of the time remaining, late ice provides perhaps the best fishing from a couple of standpoints. The bite will...
