Five ice fishing shacks are set up on the ice Thursday near Sunset Beach on Lake Winnipeg. The shacks are a new venture for entrepreneurs Curtis Beyak and Terry Roth, who have launched Lake ...

Strong winds on Lake Winnebago are causing trouble for sturgeon spearers – viewer video shows an ice fishing shanty blow across the ice.

With the weather beginning to look a lot like spring, there's a reminder from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for those venturing out on the ice.

Fourteen inches of ice and a couple inches of snow make a frozen Lake Altoona a virtual ice shack city. Hundreds of anglers set up shop in hopes of reeling in dinner. But, some of these fishermen ...

A few dozen fishing shacks were on the ice by Dec. 28. Even with higher temperatures forecast for New Year's weekend, Janes thought overnight lows below freezing should keep the ice stable.

The Wisconsin DNR is reminding ice anglers that it will soon be time to remove their permanent ice shanties from Wisconsin’s waters.

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Most are not ice houses from 30 years ago — basic shacks with wood-burning heaters. Today, many are bigger, more elaborate and easily able to sleep up to six people with comfort.

Dean Baragary (left) of Monti and Mike Stafford of Winthrop jig for walleye and sauger on Jan. 25 in the heated comfort of a Lake of the Woods ice fishing shack. (Orlan Love/correspondent) ...

Watch him sneak his shack around the ice and you can't help but wonder what's coming next from Novak's active imagination. Where does he get all those ideas? "By staying awake at night," he chuckled.

Colder weather boosts ice fishing, freezes lakes and creates opportunities for winter fun.

Judy Holmquist regularly fishes the St. Croix River in winter with her husband, Roy. But they usually occupy separate shacks while on the ice — two of the four fishing structures they keep on ...