As much as we like catching hard water walleye, perch and crappie, few fish get our blood pumping like stocked trout. These cold water beauties are full of spunk and are a blast to catch. Unlike other freshwater fish, trout (including rainbow, tiger, brown and brook trout) don’t always seek […]
How-to Guides
Ultimate Ice Fishing Guide To Catch More Big Perch
For a fish that seldom grows larger than 12 inches, yellow perch get ice anglers fired up with excitement like no other fish can. Ice fishing for perch is almost an obsession. It hits every winter and sticks around long after the ice has disappeared. Yellow perch happen to […]
Everything You Need To Know About Deadstick Ice Fishing
You’d be hard pressed to find an angler who hasn’t, at some point, employed the use of a deadstick on the ice. Certainly, everyone loves to bounce from hole to hole jigging with the latest lures. Yet, few tactics are as reliably successful as deadsticking on the ice. Never heard […]
Slip Bobber For Ice Fishing: A Killer Tactic You Need To Try
I would have called you crazy if you told me I could use a bobber for ice fishing. That is, until I tried it out for myself. Now I see the error of my ways. But surely, I can be forgiven since many anglers share the same narrow definition of […]
How To Build A Smitty Sled In 7 Simple Steps (With Pictures)
How do you spot a hardcore ice angler? Is it the angler stooped over his hole never once taking his eyes off the flasher for hours at a time? How about the person packing everything but the kitchen sink onto the ice? Or is it the guy with a […]
The Only Bobber Fishing Guide You’ll Ever Need
Think bobbers are just for kids? Well, think again. Bobbers are a powerful tool used to seek out big fish in almost any situation. Whether it’s slip bobber fishing for clear water walleye, float fishing for salmon or jig bobbering some slab crappie, there is always a place for bobbers. […]