“O.K., we’re over the hump now,” said Gary Diamond, studying the depth finder screen on his 24-foot center console. I put the casting reel in free spool, felt the thump as the jig hit the hard sand ...

Vermont game warden Mike Scott shows off a nice togue he caught jigging in 50 feet of water. Credit: Courtesy of Leighton Wass Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 3, 2022.

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 ...