Fishing Tips
Ice Fishing Tips for Walleye, Crappie, Perch, Pike, Trout & More
Different fish behave differently under the ice. This guide explains how to ice fish for popular species like walleye, crappie, perch, pike, trout, and bass, with practical tips to help you fish more effectively.
Ice Fishing Techniques: Jigging, Tip-Ups & Deadsticking
Ice fishing techniques determine how effectively you attract and catch fish under the ice. This guide explains jigging, tip-ups, and deadsticking, and when to use each method for better results.
Ice Fishing Gear Checklist: Rods, Reels, Line, Baits & Must-Haves
Ice fishing requires specialized gear designed for cold conditions and vertical fishing. This gear checklist explains what rods, reels, line, and bait. To get started, plus essential safety items every ice angler should carry.
Ice Fishing Safety: How Thick Is Safe Ice and How to Check It
This ice thickness chart shows how thick ice must be for safe ice fishing and common winter activities.
Tips for steelhead and brown trout
Steelhead and brown trout aficionados will certainly agree. These popular gamefish species present a good news/bad news scenario. The good news is both can found coast to coast here in...
Summer fishing tips for panfish, walleye, and bass
Ah, the summer duldrums. Heat. Humidity. Mosquitoes. Warm water. These conditions all make for tough…well, fill-in-the-blank. But if you’re an angler, this time of year is especially challenging. The fish...
Spring Bass Tactics
After a long cold winter, especially here in the Midwest, those sunny warm days brings out anglers of all ages. The spring can be a very rewarding time of the...
Spring Slip Bobber Fishing
For rod recommendations, I prefer a 7’ light action blank with a fast tip so that I can present the hair jig or plastic with the right cadence. For reel...
Panfish Migration Throughout the Ice Season
Ice anglers are certainly a different breed. We anxiously wait for first ice much like a 10-point buck does nearing the rut. The gear is ready, the anxiety levels are...
Late Winter Walleyes
Let's talk about the Fish itself for a moment. Walleye are walleye, year round! They are no different in January with one exception; cold January water temps slow them down;...
Early Ice Season Panfish Breakdown
With most of the Ice Belt areas of the country literally on the ice now, let’s go over the targeting of the type of fish a majority of ice fishermen...
What Bait Takes the Cake: A Guide to Ice Fishing Success
If you’re a spring bobber person, the spring doesn’t flinch. Sometimes, the take is so subtle that an eye on the line is the only way. But just because your...