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 Idaho angler with a big Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

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

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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

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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

An ice fisherman holds up a $100,000 check.

Ice Fisherman Catches $100K Pike Just Before the Buzzer in Local Derby

A Massachusetts teenager holds up a state-record bass.

‘That Ain’t No Crappie.’ Watch This 13-Year-Old Catch a State-Record Largemouth Bass Through the Ice

An ice fisherman holds up a fat yellow perch.

‘Easily the Biggest I’ve Ever Caught.’ How This Ice Fisherman Caught His PB Jumbo Yellow Perch at Mille Lacs

An illustration of a man helping rescue an ice fisherman in a boat.

My Fishing Buddies and I Got Trapped on an Ice Floe. One of Us Didn’t Make It

By Robert E. Houle

Ice Fisherman with a catch

The Best Ice Fishing Fish Finders of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Cory Schmidt

ice fishing in subzero temperatures

The Best Winter Jackets for Extreme Cold, Tested at 20 Below in Alaska

A Wisconsin angler stands next to a lake sturgeon in a truck bed.

Near-Record Sturgeon Pulled Through the Ice Was So Big It Took Two Spears to Land

An ice fisherman kneels with a fat catfish on the ice.

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Monster Catfish Through the Ice

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Ice Fishing for Giant Sheefish in the Arctic Is a True Winter Adventure

By Scott Haugen

A big Black Lake sturgeon that was caught through the ice.

Michigan’s Shortest Fishing Season Lasted Just 17 Minutes This Year, a New Record