The early-season walleye bite is fast, shallow, and aggressive. Use these tactics to make the most of first ice. You can find first-ice walleyes in a variety of structure types, but think shallow.

The early ice period is one of the best times to catch walleyes during the hard-water season. At this time, walleyes typically relate to classic structure in relatively shallow water. Best of all, ...

Ice fishing is a winter pastime throughout many northern communities. Once lakes, ponds, and backwaters freeze solid, anglers drill holes through the ice and present a mixture of live and artificial ...

It’s hard to believe in late December we are still talking early ice, but in the Midwest unseasonable warmer temperatures have kept water open. Northern Minnesota and North Dakota, however, are ...

The Facebook group Ice Fishing Northern Indiana has been jumpin’ this past week with lots of posts about where the ice is decent, plus proud photos of freshly caught fish laying on the snow. Thank you ...

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Anglers are enjoying the “hard water” that is covering many of the lakes across Pennsylvania as ice fishing is officially here. Anglers are drilling holes through several inches of ice to catch ...

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