The early ice period is one of the best times to catch walleyes during the hard-water season. At this time, walleyes typically relate to classic structure in relatively shallow water. Best of all, ...

DULUTH — When the News Tribune ran a story in March on how jigs are by far the No. 1 lure for the most world-record fish, it probably didn’t surprise any walleye anglers in Minnesota. The data from ...

Joe Hagen was still smiling on Tuesday from the monster walleye he caught Sunday, so the fact the fish weren’t biting much on Tuesday wasn’t bothering him. “That’s my biggest walleye ever,’’ Hagen ...

It’s been another year of delayed ice formation, which has become more of the norm than the exception. So the first ice fishing trip of the year was executed by doing what many other Minnesotans do — ...

Across the upper tier of Midwest states, small lakes and the bays of larger lakes are ice-covered, and the ice is safe for walking on most of those ice-covered areas. Of course you still need to be ...

The first few weeks of the ice fishing season usually offer the best fishing action for walleyes of the entire winter season. Here are suggestions on what can help tip the odds for ice fishing success ...

HOUGHTON LAKE — Tipping your spoon or jig with live bait is standard operating procedure for most ice fishermen chasing walleyes, but I’ve often wondered how necessary it is. Guys who fish spoons in ...

While walking down the aisles recently of the local bait shop, I couldn’t help but be somewhat astonished by all the ice rod models available. This experience had me thinking back to my ice fishing ...

Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers in pursuit of perch, walleyes or crappies. But jigging is an exciting and ...

Ed and Charlene Green have been keeping a close eye on the ice reports from Lake Ontario’s Chaumont Bay all winter. Two weeks ago they finally made the trip north from their home in Northampton, Penn.

The best ice fishing of my winter fishing career happened a few years back on a lake near my home in central Minnesota. This small, shallow lake is a stocked walleye fishery that often produces good ...

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