Crappies are cooperative—until they’re not. These five ice fishing moves can turn stubborn follows into solid bites and more slabs on the ice.

Ted Janes recounts the first time he went smelt fishing on an iced-over river in Maine, where he found an all-night party and ...

Northern Maine has also seen night after night of single-digit temperatures. Many ice fishermen have been drilling holes and ...

The idea of waiting for a fish to bite wasn’t appealing to me. I was much more interested in consuming the fish than in ...

GREAT SACANDAGA LAKE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Ice fishing season is underway across the Capital Region — and with more people heading out on the ice, local officials are sharing a few reminders to help ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — For New Yorkers with fishing licenses, ice fishing season is just getting started. As temperatures continue to get colder through January and February, there will be plenty of ...

Ice fishing is a beloved and popular winter sport in the North Country. But it also has inherent dangers. With an earlier than usual start to the ice fishing season, the New York Department of ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Unseasonably warm temperatures in the past few weeks have worsened ice quality in much of the state, the ...

The Arrowhead Ice Fishing & Winter Show kicked off on Friday December 12th at the DECC with plenty of vendors, activities and presentations. From ice bocce tournaments, the Ice Basin where people can ...

For those who live for ice fishing, it can be easy to jump the gun. Sure, we all want to get on the hard water, but it's critical that the ice be safe before we get on the ice. Follow these tips to ...

Learn how to create a simple DIY ice chopper at home using everyday materials. This step-by-step guide demonstrates assembling a homemade ice crusher with a plastic lid, small motor, and easy wiring.

If you're an ice fishing fan like me, no doubt you count down the seconds until ice first locks up the underwater world. You'd rather stare down an 8-inch hole in the ice than at a 50-inch TV in your ...