Ice-fishing festival gets assist from cold weather | Outdoors

With a deep freeze settling into areas east of the Cascades, anglers are breaking through the ice to catch fish.

Season late, but catches are great

A warm January has had hard-water anglers on thin ice throughout the start of winter this ice-fishing season. Safety charts recommend anglers have “generally safe ice” for foot travel at a 4-inch thickness and light snow machines at and above a 5-inch depth for travel.

Nelson: It may be time to head south for the winter

Since the weather is too cold for many northern anglers and there is currently no safe ice to fish upon within Connecticut, many anglers are heading south to fish on guided trips.

Going north in search of ice for smelt

WITH THE SMELT fishing on Great Bay looking more and more doubtful because of lack of fishable ice, a family group consisting of wife Jane and her two sisters Gail and Put, along with Put8217s husband Roy and me, headed 8220down8221 Maine. Our destination was going to be James8217 Eddy Smelt Camps in Dresden Mills.

Ice Fishing Tournaments Being Held at Utah State Parks

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune People ice fish on Rockport Reservoir looking to hook one of more than 30 tagged trout swimming beneath the reservoir's ice Sunday. Lucky anglers who catch one and take it to the Rafter B store can claim prizes ranging from cash to gear.