As wind and snow blew hard across White Bear Lake on Dec. 31, Mark Walker was keeping to his winter clock. This time of year, ...

Small ponds will be ice-fishing magnets for panfish, and bluegills and crappie should be biting on small jigs and maggots.

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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Ice conditions are very good, with most lakes having 13-15 inches of good, clear ice. There is not a lot of snow on the lakes ...

Jerk baits are a great cold-water choice for getting black bass to bite. Walleye, striped bass and sometimes crappie will ...

Back in late December, when a cold snap locked up many Upstate NY lakes for the first time this winter, Andrew Scott, of Long Eddy, drilled a bunch of holes in Lake Superior in Sullivan county. He ...

Ice fishing enthusiasts in Vermont face new regulations starting New Year’s Day, including a ban on selling crappie and ...

In upstate waters, some of the most popular fish to target while ice fishing include yellow perch, northern pike, walleye, ...