After months of anticipation, first ice is finally here! And there may be no better time to pull walleyes through the ice. First ice includes green vegetation still producing oxygen, aggressive fish, ...

It’s been another year of delayed ice formation, which has become more of the norm than the exception. So the first ice fishing trip of the year was executed by doing what many other Minnesotans do — ...

Walleye are heavily pursued by thousands of anglers on Canyon Ferry, Hauser and Holter reservoirs during the spring, summer and fall, but they are relatively left alone once ice forms on the lakes.

There’s something electric about first ice. The crunch of ice creepers underfoot. The frosty breath hangs in the air. The quiet cutting of fresh holes as first light brings the ice above and below ...

A day out on the ice jigging for walleyes, crappies, perch or bluegills is tranquil, exhilarating, fun and, most importantly, dangerous. Ice fishers are itching to get out on Mosquito, Pymatuning, ...

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) Buy Photo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anglers are enjoying the “hard water” that is covering many of the lakes across Pennsylvania as ice fishing is officially here.

I peered down my ice hole as I dropped a jigging Rapala in the water. The lure hadn't sunk 3 feet before a silver streak slashed at it. The fish missed, but circled back for a second swipe and this ...

Ed and Charlene Green have been keeping a close eye on the ice reports from Lake Ontario’s Chaumont Bay all winter. Two weeks ago they finally made the trip north from their home in Northampton, Penn.

DULUTH -- Considering that Dave Genz has been involved with most major advancements in ice fishing over the last 40 years, it probably shouldn’t have been a surprise to see him pedaling a ...