This story contains photos from the 2023 tourney. This year’s event will be held on Feb. 1, 2025. Although all of the nearly 9,000 participants of the 33rd Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza ...

Find the best early ice fishing hotspots and learn where first ice forms safely. Explore ponds, river backwaters, coves, and shallow lakes for early-ice action.

Ice fishing is a fun cold-weather activity and a great way for a group of people to spend time outdoors during winter. The group I ice fish with likes to build a fire in a barrel on the bank of our ...

The extreme cold weather we’ve been experiencing has accelerated ice fishing across the Midwest. Some regions not used to having frozen lakes and ponds are home to safe ice right now. But before ...

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We are out here with Antonio, the boatless angler, and we're out here using some Stingnose jigging spoons and we're ice fishing for perch. We're getting a larger mixed bag of sizes when compared to ...

Some anglers bundled up for winds off the islands are sticking some nice trout near the shorelines, trolling hard-bodied cranks and spoons. The best target depths have been as shallow as 15 feet, but ...

While many anglers assume bass become uncatchable once the ice sets in, America’s most popular game fish is still active—if you know where to find them and how to make them bite. While it's true these ...

The early ice period is one of the best times to catch walleyes during the hard-water season. At this time, walleyes typically relate to classic structure in relatively shallow water. Best of all, ...

Stream angling has also been relatively quiet. If you do get out, you likely will have the whole parking lot to yourself.