For nearly half the year, ice fishing in the north country is a simple fact of life—like taxes, death, and mischief—except immeasurably more enjoyable once you work through the “mischief” of staying ...

This is the analogy Ross Robertson uses when explaining how the average angler behaves on the ice. Ice creates a barrier between us and the fish. Throw a pop-up shelter and a heater into the mix and ...

Since fish are cold-blooded creatures, colder water temperatures significantly slow their activity. Thick ice and snow cover reduces light penetration, which slows underwater photosynthesis ...

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 ...

Rob Abouchar sent the ice fishing scene above from Island Lake ... to get back down quickly when pods of Perch moved through. Wigglers and red spikes for the most part. Some larger Perch on ...

Last week we aired a story about someone who was out ice fishing on Black Pond in Paul Smith’s. Pretty quickly after the story aired, we heard from several listeners who said ice fishing wasn’ ...

Ice fishing is one of those sports that is right around the corner as ponds and lakes begin to freeze, but the sport can also be very dangerous if you do not take the right precautions.