The day Wes Hopkins caught his lake trout was a lucky one. Lucky, in the sense that he was atop the ice on Canandaigua Lake, searching for that vivid yellow – and mighty tasty – perch in about 13 feet ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Angling experts along the Lake Erie shoreline and around the Buckeye State are calling this winter’s ice fishing the best in decades, and the end is not in sight. Slightly warmer ...

Before sunrise, on a frigid, frozen lake south of Madison, Wisconsin, Zach Feiner is staring at a buzzing screen. He's drilled a hole through the ice on Lake Waubesa and dropped two things down: a ...

For the first time in 70 years of ice fishing, Gary Baarck caught himself in a thunderstorm while ice fishing on Lake St. Clair on Saturday, March 7. Baarck, 75, of Mount Clemons, is one of many who ...

CO Andrew Goodman (Perham) spent the majority of his time checking anglers and shelters again this week. With zero snow cover on the ice and nightly misty precipitation, getting around on the lakes ...

If the ice is thick enough, use a snowmobile, ATV or truck to get away from the crowds and find unpressured fish. If the snow is deep and travel is difficult, you can really escape the crowds. | Joe ...

Grafton Lake State Park’s 40th annual Ice Fishing Contest is January 31, at several of the park’s ponds from 5:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration begins at 5:30 a.m. at the park’s maintenance building, ...

Fish Minnesota’s Red Lake for fast walleye action plus overlooked trophy pike, big crappies, and quality perch. Learn tips, regs, access, and where to stay this ...