All Entries in the "Ice Fishing Tips" Category
Tungsten Tactics for Ice Fishing Success
Tungsten jigs are definitely becoming the hot item to have in your ice fishing arsenal these days. Their popularity is only growing. Being three times heavier than lead, tungsten can be molded with a small profile yet maintain a heavy weight when you have to get back down to fish quickly. Tungsten jigs easily drop [...]
Ice-less Ice Fishing
With the mild weather keeping many ice anglers frustrated, some fishermen are getting creative to catch their ‛first ice’ gills. This angler was spotted on a lake in Barry County in a borrowed duck boat. The anonymous angler got out late, but was still able to catch a dozen nice bluegills in about half an [...]
Light Line’n Trophy Trout through the Ice!
The ice is in and safe. The weather is perfect – overcast and comfortably cool, and you just received word that the trout are hitting in the local Lake Michigan tributary or marina. The only problem is, after years of trying and going home empty handed, you are conflicted about whether or not you should [...]
Ice Fishing Expert Keith Stanton catches a huge pike jigging VIDEO
Ice fishing expert Keith Stanton catches a huge Northern Pike while jigging through the ice in Michigan with his unique PikeKilla Lure. Includes some great underwater video footage of the giant pike attacking his jig! Must-see video if you have never watched it before. Thanks to Keith and PikeSpearing.com for sharing the awesome video!
Late Summer Scouting For Early Ice Fishing Success!
Late August into October can produce some of the best panfish success of the season for many anglers. The weather is beginning to cool. The dog days of a body of water should be at an end or nearly there, and water clarity should be returning to a mere green hew instead of pea soup. [...]
Tip-ups and Bait Rigs for Pike through the Ice
Backwaters, coves, weedy bays or a marsh are all potential spawning grounds for a northern pike. As the ice fishing season draws closer to an end the pike start moving towards their prime spawning grounds. Spearing anglers often see a spike in activity and this can be a signal that the Northern pike are changing [...]
Panfish Transition Under the Ice
Deep water, shallow water flats, suspended fish or bottom hugging fish – what is the answer in locating winter panfish under the ice? It depends on a few variables and the species. Once old man winter grabs hold of a lake, the lake goes through changes. First ice often places the fish shallow. Any green [...]
Ice Fishing for Walleye with Jigging Spoons, Tip-ups and Bobbers
One moment the slip bobber was there. The next it was sinking out of sight. Mid-winter walleye ice fishing is best done with a two hole strategy. Fish a jigging spoon in one hole and a minnow under a slip-bobber in the other. A tip-up can easily be used in place of the slip bobber. [...]
