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.

From gear to technique, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission covers the basics in a January 2026 social media video.

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

Though some open water existed only days ago, ice on Lake Erie as much as 8 inches thick and spreading was reported near shore.

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing ice fish an underwater forest and somehow land bass that seem impossible under frozen conditions.

A fishing license opens up a world of outdoor wonders, and if you get one for the weekend of Feb. 7-8, along with a derby ...

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

A DNR expert said the cold snap has made ice "even thicker" on many southeast Michigan lakes, giving people "more comfort going out ice fishing." ...

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 ...

Fly fishing Rocky Ford is still fishing decent. Blobs seem to be the fly of the year there. The Spokane River is finally ...

Jamie Fosdick can hardly wait to hear the stories from anglers in this year’s big fishing tournament at Devils Lake. Fosdick ...

Winter doesn’t knock politely in Western New York. It kicks the door in, stomps snow across the living room, and dares you to ...