Winter is finally coming to the Quad-Cities, and with that, there will be new opportunities in the outdoors. While snow and ice bring new adventures for hiking, skiing and snowshoeing, ...

Learn how to start ice fishing on a budget! Discover tips for affordable gear, from augers to rods, and catch fish without breaking the bank.

Tip-Up Ice Fishing: A Beginner’s Guide A tip-up, also known as a fish trap, ice trap, or tilt, is a stationary device that suspends line and live bait under the ice. Once a fish takes the bait ...

Ice-covered Georgetown Lake on a gray Sunday afternoon. Fishing huts off in the background. An occasional gusty wind blowing snow across the ice. Eight people, ranging in age from 13 to 72, hold ...

This beginner’s guide will walk you through the ice fishing basics and everything you need to have success on hard water. An angler jigs through the nice while watching the sonar. (Photo/G. Loomis) ...

A person holds up a fish during an expedition with Big Ed’s Fishing Ventures in early January 2022. The company takes customers out for daytime ice fishing expeditions on the Dillon Reservoir.

Ice fishing rods are shorter than your normal rods so you can maneuver fishing in the hole. They make short ones that look like a miniature crappie fishing rig, only about 1/3 as long.

Learn how to start ice fishing on a budget! Discover tips for affordable gear, from augers to rods, and catch fish without breaking the bank.