Ice Fishing

Ice fishing is the other fishing season. Here are the tips and tackle you need to catch more fish through the ice.

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An angler and a fisheries biologist with a massive muskie.

Pending State-Record Muskie Rejected Over a Border Dispute

An angler holds up a burbot he landed while ice fishing.

The Real Poor Man’s Lobster? This Mysterious Native Fish Is Seeing a Boom in Popularity

By Derek Horner

Video: Never Fillet Bluegills Again, Use This Method Instead

By Alex Robinson

Two ice fishermen stranded on Lake Erie.

Stranded Ice Fishermen Rescued a Mile Offshore After Ice Sheet Splits from Mainland

An ice angler with a record-sized yellow perch.

‘Our Jaws Just Dropped.’ Jumbo Perch Caught Through the Ice Should Break a 44-Year-Old State Record

A college student who rescued a man from a hole in the ice.

‘It’s a Miracle.’ College Student Rescues Older Ice Fisherman Who Fell in a Lake, Survived for 3 Hours

An angler with a record-sized muskie caught through the ice.

Angler Pulls Pending State-Record Muskie Through the Ice, Fulfilling a Yearslong Dream

Team U.S.A.'s hockey goalie fishing on a lake.

The Backstory Behind Olympian Connor Hellebuyck’s Bass-Covered Goalie Helmet

tip-up with the griz

Video: Before There Were Modern Tip-Ups, Ice Fisherman Used This Trick

By Alex Robinson

An Iowa fisherman with a black crappie he caught through the ice.

Iowa Fisherman Skips Super Bowl to Take Kids Fishing, Ends Up Catching a State-Record Crappie

An Idaho angler with a big Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

College Student Kicks Off the New Year with a State-Record Cutthroat Trout Through the Ice

ice fishing spears

7 Killer Photos of the Coolest Custom Ice Fishing Spears You’ll Ever See

A group of fisherman with a huge Atlantic halibut.

Huge Halibut Caught Through the Ice in Quebec Is a New Scientific Record

Ice fishermen stand outside a shanty.

I Got My First Taste of Smelt Fishing on a Frozen Maine River, Where the Party Went Till Midnight

A color photograph of ice fisherman behind an igloo.

A Spark Plug, a Paper Clip, and Pliers Helped Me Catch More Lake Trout Through the Ice

By John B. Gleason

A photo of an ice fisherman holding up two white perch.

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Crush Slab White Perch Through the Ice This Winter

I Became Trapped on an Ice Sheet in Lake Michigan — and Survived Against All Odds

The best ice fishing suits

35 Black Friday Ice Fishing Deals: Shelters, Augers, Fish Finders, Rods, and More

By Scott Einsmann

Trophy burbot on winter fishing laid out on ice

Quick Strike Podcast: Pro Tips for Catching Burbot Through the Ice

Garmin Striker 5CV Ice Fishing Bundle

Save $150 on a Garmin Striker 5cv Ice Fishing Bundle

By Scott Einsmann