We go over a wide range of tips on how to catch panfish through the ice. We're out on the very very windy ice using the tiny 1/8oz gold Stingnose with an extra hook at the top with a chartreuse Eye ...

But when it comes to ice fishing for bluegills, I just don"t think you can beat a tiny gold spoon hanging vertically in the water and tipped with a waxworm hooked in the middle.

Ice fishing for panfish can be a simple, casual pursuit. But if you want to catch the biggest crappies and gills, follow these tips.

Learn expert techniques to catch finicky winter bluegills. From downsizing your jig to mastering finesse techniques, these tips will boost your ice fishing success.

There are many artificial lures made especially for ice fishing, from small ice flies used for panfish – sunfish, perch, and crappie – to large jigging spoons for lake trout.

Chip Leer is product manager for Bemidji-based Northland Tackle and a longtime ice fishing promoter, educator and seminar speaker. Leer, of Walker, Minn., also is on the pro staff of Ice Force, a ...

Varying temperatures and slow bites call for caution and patience during this Northern Michigan fishing season. Pike, bluegill, perch await!

As in most panfish fishing, we need to match the bait to the fish. Crappies have a larger mouth than bluegills, so a bait that’s a little larger can be employed if crappies are the quarry. However, ...

We are out here with Antonio, the boatless angler, and we're out here using some Stingnose jigging spoons and we're ice fishing for perch. We're getting a larger mixed bag of sizes when compared to ...

Chasing trophy catfish can be one of the most rewarding pursuits in all of ice fishing. These fish grow big—often topping 10 to 20 pounds. They fight hard, too, tougher than any bass, walleye, or ...