Learn why big bluegills rush your jig but refuse to bite—and get proven ice-fishing tips on baits, line, jigging cadence, and subtle bite detection.

Hello folks, the other day we went ice fishing on some local ice aiming to catch some bluegills and perch. We geared up with tiny hooks, tiny pieces of cut minnow, little jigging spoons, and even ...

Fishing tournaments have long served as a leading source of innovation in fishing tackle and techniques. The design of tools ranging from boats and motors to rods and reels has been heavily influenced ...

As we enter the last few weeks of winter, some anglers have already stowed their ice fishing gear and are preparing for open water. That may be a mistake, particularly for those anglers who enjoy ...

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 ...

Today we're out on the ice, jigging up sunfish and perch. We're using 1/8oz stingnose jigging spoons and tipping them with ...

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While water levels are slightly off from normal, the fisheries throughout southeastern North Dakota are in excellent shape ...

First and foremost, let's not forget that the Minnesota general fish season is now closed, meaning anglers need to renew their license if they want to chase late ice fish. Wisconsin’s general season ...

Pennsylvania is known for its trout fishing in the spring, bass and walleye fishing in the summer and its northwest steelhead runs in the fall. But there is also good fishing in the heart of winter ...

I shouted a warning to my fishing partner Jon as the latest herd of tumbleweed stampeded across the ice toward us. After dodging and deflecting the brush, we laughed at our predicament. This was, ...

Chris Wernicki is a longtime fisherman, but he had never taken his son ice fishing before this week. On Tuesday morning, though, Wernicki, a resident of McKean in Erie County, found himself in an ice ...