Of The Outdoors: How To Get Started Ice Fishing

Learning how to ice fish can seem like a major undertaking for someone who's never tried it before, as the equipment is a lot smaller and more compact.

Sangre Chronicle > Eagle Nest > Ice fishing tournament returns to Eagle Nest

Alexine Lopez, sitting, catches her first ice fish ever as Justin Lopez watches Saturday (Jan. 14) at Eagle Nest Lake. The ice fishing tournament for this year is scheduled to begin 6 a.m. Feb. 18.

Outdoors 'Gotta have it': Beckman ice rod bag

Like most kinds of angling, ice fishing requires a lot of stuff, and the best way I've found to carry the three spinning rods I usually fish with is the 38-inch Beckman ice rod bag. The two outside zipper pockets at the top hold small plastic tackle boxes. In most stores and online sites, it sells for about $25, but I suspect that in an ice-challenged winter you'll find this bag and others like ...

Ice Fishing Derby Benefits Fire Department

When it comes to ice fishing, Libby resident Bernard Bosch and his son have a lot of tools at their disposal. They have a drill to put the hole in the ice, scented lotions to rub on their hooks and rods that they can set up and wait for a bite.

OUTDOORS: Getting ready for ice fishing

Ice fishing, because of our mild marine climate, isn't a mainstream winter activity here. Ho