How Much of the Bottom Does My Fish Finder See While Ice Fishing?; Why Ciscoes are My Favorite Fish to Pull Through the Ice; and Why the Best Ice Fishing Is Where Other Anglers Won’t Go.

Hello folks, this week we come at you from the frozen waters where we drilled some holes through the ice and gear up to catch those wonderful crappies. We bait up using live bait (minnows) and a ...

This story, “Getting the Bait’s a Bail,” appeared in the May 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. The morning sparkled as bright and shiny as a new dime. The river was clear and purling along, its voices ...

Hello folks, today's quick fishing tip is about how to catch fish that you can you see from shore. Generally speaking fish are easily spooked, and we'd like to share with you a quick tip on how to ...

Ciscoes—also called tullibees—fight hard, school up, and bite all winter. Here’s why they’re my favorite fish to pull through ...

This annual event is mainly for people willing to try ice fishing before purchasing equipment or a license, says Vermont Fish ...

Ice fishing is a longstanding tradition in Nordic countries, with competitions proving especially popular. Those competitions can also tell scientists something about how social cues influence how we ...

Ice fishing at night can be dangerous because it’s much harder to spot thin ice. But it’s a good way to catch burbot, which one angler calls "poor ...

About a half-dozen smelt camps report fishing and business has been good so far this season after multiple rough years.