Ice Fishing

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Ice fishing a new lake heightens the excitement and adventure of catching fish. It's fun to try new spots, and exploring new water increases your proficiency as a hard-water angler. To help you make the most of your ice-fishing adventures, here are some tips on how to approach a new lake.

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If you're new to ice fishing or dus

Folks who don’t ice fish think that there is nothing more to the sport than going out on the ice, drilling a hole, and catching fish.  That is certainly one way to go about it, but the odds are high that you’ll be a little shy in the fish catching department.  Savvy anglers use a common sense approach that begins long before the ice is thick enough to support a shanty, a vehicle, or a group of

The lake whitefish, a member of the trout/salmon family Salmonidae, has long been a mainstay of local fisherman on Lake Superior because of their exceptional flavor.

In the age of modern ice fishing, set-line strategies tend to get overlooked. This is a mistake. Using extra lines (where legal) to soak a live or a dead minnow is one of the best ways to cover water and increase your catch. There's also the fact that in certain situations, like targeting big pike, tip-up tactics can outperform jigging.