Fishing Tips

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.

This ice thickness chart shows how thick ice must be for safe ice fishing and common winter activities.

This guide breaks down carp fishing basics in a clear, practical way. You will learn where carp live, what they eat, the best rods and reels, proven rigs and baits, and effective methods to help you consistently catch carp.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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;...

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...

First ice is one of the most exciting times of the year in the Midwest! Anyone that lives here knows the anticipation and desire to get back onto the ice...

As the temperatures drop and the first ice forms on rivers, lakes, and ponds, an exciting opportunity arises for anglers: targeting early ice panfish. Early ice is widely considered one...

Hi, Piscifun Saltwater fans! I'm Blane Roberts, owner and operator of Panhandle Salt, where we've spent the last five years perfecting the art of targeting, catching, and designing tackle specifically...