* JIG POLE ($10-$20). Tiny ice fishing rods can be purchased, or make your own using duct tape by attaching an ultralight spinning reel to the rod tip section of a two-piece panfish or trout rod.

Today we're the only people ice fishing within sight in the middle of Lake Erie (it's beautiful). We're geared up with the ...

Discover the best locations and techniques for early ice walleye fishing. Learn how to find shallow water walleyes, pick the right gear, and master jigging and tip-up strategies.

He said we’d be fishing within sight of the lake’s bottom, and so my reel-equipped rods wouldn’t work as well as his assortment of jigging poles spooled with short lengths of lightweight line.

Learn four expert tips to detect finicky fish bites during winter ice fishing. From spring bobbers to electronics, catch more fish even in cold conditions.

CNY Outdoors Ice on, jigs down: It's prime time for ice fishing Published: Jan. 09, 2009, 10:32 a.m.

That might work sometimes, but ice fishing is much more effective if you work at it. Every angler should constantly jig at least one rod, rotating through to give each lure some life.

North and west ice fishing is holding in spots while south it is already unsafe; that leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.