Working with vegetation
Finding lush aquatic vegetation when ice fishing can be like striking gold. Here's when to lean in to weedy areas and when to avoid them.
Soft baits for ice fishing
Soft baits have an ability to turn lookers into biters when hard baits fall short. Here's how to use squishy artificials when ice fishing.
Ice fishing the perch triad
Many Ontario waters offer the right ingredients for perch to grow to trophy proportions. Here are three such ice fishing destinations.
Crappie piccata
This fresh, bright, and briny Mediterranean crappie dish is a great quick and healthy way to prepare your catch.
Perch perception
Pro angler Jeff Gustafson writes about his attitude adjustment when it came to these undervalued panfish, plus what bait to use, and where to find them.
2022 Fishing Survey results
The 2022 Fishing Survey drew hundreds of participants last year, and here are the results. Keep your eyes open for our next campaign.
Ice fishing with a flasher
As someone who grew up in the modern age of ice fishing, I could not imagine hitting the ice without a flasher or some form of sonar.
Making crappie ice fishing happen on Lake of the Woods
Baby in tow, my wife and I, along with my dad, headed 4.5 hours west to Sunset Cove Resort to finally make crappie ice fishing happen.
In deep with perch bites
Perch spend much of their lives in deep water, eating everything from larvae to minnows to crayfish. The key to catching them is finding their food source.