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The other half of team Hard Water Maniacs, Mandy MacHaffie shows off a big bull bluegill caught through the ice

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 [...]

Ultimate Ice Fishing Tournament Weigh-In

Ultimate Ice Fishing Tournament Weigh-In

Guests attending the Ultimate Fishing Show in Novi will witness the first ever Ultimate Ice Fishing Tournament Weigh-In. This tournament will feature twenty of the top regional ice fishing teams vying for the Ultimate Ice Fishing National Championship title. Anglers will be fishing local lakes and bringing their big catch to the Suburban Collection Showplace [...]

Instead of waiting for first ice, this angler borrowed a duck boat and caught some nice bluegills in Southern Michigan

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 [...]

Late season scouting for early ice panfish produced these slab crappie for Ray Tiffany and Mandolyn MacHaffie, the HARD WATER MANIACS

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. [...]

A young angler lands a bluegill panfishing through the ice

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 [...]

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