You would be hard pressed to find a more effective or widely used fishing bait than worms.  Spring through Autumn, both nightcrawlers and red wigglers help anglers catch boat loads of fish.   So why then, does it seem like crawlers and red worms get the boot come ice fishing […]

There’s no doubt about it, ice fishing is gaining in popularity with more anglers than ever taking to the ice in an effort to extend their fishing season.  There are also thousands of new anglers picking up a fishing pole for the first time this winter.  So it is no […]

Anglers new to the sport of ice fishing often see the stubby little ice rods as somewhat silly.  Ice fishing rods may be short but they are fish catching machines designed with functionality in mind. While conventional fishing rods are usually 6 or 7 feet in length, an ice fishing […]

When you get really deep into ice fishing, it doesn’t take long to realize that 10 percent of anglers pull out 90 percent of the fish.   That’s exactly how I felt one day on the ice when all around me folks were yanking up fat perch and there I […]

The first frosty mornings of late fall are here and I am once again scraping ice off my windshield.  Certainly, that’s not a task anyone loves but it sure gets me pumped about the arrival of ice fishing season. Cold January weather means frozen lakes and the start of ice […]

Artificial lures are the go-to lure choice for most ice anglers today.  Everyone loves trying the latest innovations in jigging spoons or rattle baits but sometimes nothing beats a real minnow on a hook.  Artificial lures are easy to use.  However, when things get tough and the fish aren’t biting, […]