Fishing with tip-ups is one of the most low-tech, enjoyable ways to ice fish. When I was in high school, my buddies and I would set out a spread of tip-ups and then just wait for a flag while cooking ...

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For years, ice anglers were told they had to downsize to catch fish. Fish are cold blooded and their metabolism slows in winter, so we need to use tiny lures to catch these fickle feeders, we thought.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Arctic temperatures have anglers cutting holes in thick ice to go fishing, a welcome change after the warmer than usual winters in recent years. From ponds and lakes to the broad, ...

At long last, ice fishermen are back on the frozen surface of Lake Winnipesaukee. A mild 2024 winter was a disappointment for many in New Hampshire, with ice rarely freezing thick enough for ...

A Pennsylvania angler caught the biggest fish of his life while ice fishing Friday afternoon at High Point Lake in Somerset County. Dalton Stevanus, 21, of the Rockwood area, pulled a 44½ inch ...

MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — West Michigan is the center of the ice fishing world as 10 different countries, including the U.S., are in Lakeview for the 2025 World Ice Fishing Championship. The action ...

CROPSEYVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Grafton Lakes State Park hosted its 40th annual Ice Fishing Contest on Saturday, February 15 from 5:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Several hundred anglers braved the cold for their ...

After several years of bad conditions, the ice fishing is good again in Vermont this winter, and the Department of Fish & Wildlife is urging beginners and veteran ice anglers alike to get out on the ...