Midwinter perch don’t disappear — they move. Here’s why deep mud flats hold the biggest schools and how to fish them effectively through the ice.

The cold has done something rare this winter. Lake Erie is 98% frozen. This lessens the lake effect snow and quiets the waves. The eastern basin of Lake Erie is locked up under a skin of ice that hasn ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Arctic temperatures have anglers cutting holes in thick ice to go fishing, a welcome change after the ...

Trout, bass, walleye and more across NM lakes and rivers. See the latest fishing hot spots, conditions and how they caught them.

Now that winter is in full swing, several Capital Region parks and groups are preparing for upcoming ice fishing tournaments.

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing hook the first ice walleye for a clean-cook recipe, blending angling and cooking tips ...

Tip-ups are a low-tech – but effective – tool for catching pike and walleyes under the ice. Here are the finer points of these simple setups.

Ice fishing enthusiasts can have twice the fun this weekend with contests on Lake Hanska Saturday and Sleepy Eye Lake Sunday. The 11th Annual Lake Hanska Ice Fishing Derby begins with registration at ...

A tense winter walleye fishing trip on Lake Erie where rough conditions make things nearly go wrong.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 30, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Downsizing your jigs/spoons can sometimes help to get fish to bite. Lately, you can see them coming up to your baits on your electronics and taking a look, but not committing to strike.

On Chautauqua Lake in midwinter, when the temperature hovers near zero and a stiff north or west wind drives wind chills into a double-digit chill factor, you know it’s cold. Ice anglers face a ...