FORT TOTTEN — Fort Totten State Historic Site will host “Make Your Own Ice Fishing Rod” on Saturday, Jan. 10, from 1-3 p.m. The hands-on experience offers a fun and creative way to introduce children ...

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The recent cold weather has been very welcome for those of us that like to ice fish. We have had a mild winter, so the ice thickness on many of our favorite fishing lakes has been marginal. My ...

As wind and snow blew hard across White Bear Lake on Dec. 31, Mark Walker was keeping to his winter clock. This time of year, ...

The beauty of ice fishing – and a big reason for its ever-growing popularity, I suspect – is that it can be as simple or as sophisticated as an angler wants it to be. For entry-level anglers, ice ...

Nothing is more frustrating than watching a fish appear below you that won't bite. Too many times I've seen a big red bar show up on my flasher below my bait, but after a few seconds of jigging, it ...

Frosty hands, frozen water, and the inevitable sharp edges they create have always necessitated simple, streamlined, yet steadfast ice fishing reels. For over 20 years, I’ve trusted a quiver of ...

Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers in pursuit of perch, walleyes or crappies. But jigging is an exciting and ...

Ice fishing contests used to be a rite of winter on Lake Hopatcong. Then New Jersey’s winters started getting warmer. The Knee Deep Club scheduled nine ice fishing contests in 2022, 2023 and 2024. All ...