Fishing tournaments have long served as a leading source of innovation in fishing tackle and techniques. The design of tools ranging from boats and motors to rods and reels has been heavily ...

The Holy Boat in theory Genz said the ice-fishing revolution that began in the 1980s was all about adapting the tools anglers relied on to catch fish during the open-water season for use on the ice.

That's why I enjoy ice fishing with Mike Widen of Mount Pleasant. Widen played offensive tackle a few decades ago in college and still carries somewhere north of 200 pounds on his 6-foot-3 frame.

The first few weeks of walkable ice can provide some of the best ice fishing action of the entire hardwater season. For a short while, panfish and gamefish will linger in relatively shallow water, ...

Just that's the way it is this time of year," said Cory Kuhn, Kuhn's Bait and Tackle Palace Owner. About a quarter mile off the western shoreline, Dennis Van Rossum is working for panfish.

New panfish competition begins Northland ice-fishing contest season The new Grand Slam Big Five Panfish Contest on Fish Lake will kick off a slate of ice-fishing contests in the Duluth area this ...

A popular panfish lake in recent years has been the expansive East Harbor waters on the Marblehead Peninsula, where ice shanties have been popping up.

You don’t need lots of gear to fish on frozen water. Just a hand auger to drill a hole (cheap ones can be had for around $40) and your usual fishing rod and tackle, plus a few other odds and ...

SHAWANO LAKE (WLUK) -- Winter-like weather continues to linger in parts of Northeast Wisconsin, including Shawano Lake, where ice still covers most of the 6,200- acre body of water. On the eastern ...

Ice fishing solidifies its hold on Chicago fishing to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. PIER PASSES Pier passes may be bought at Park Bait, Bridgeport Bait and Tackle and ...

A recent cold front generated ice in northwestern Pennsylvania waters, and ice anglers have been taking advantage of the wintry conditions.