Wanted: ice for ice fishing in Sarnia Bay

Among Bluewater Angler events, the annual Ice Fishing Derby is usually the best attended, nets the least amount of fundraising dollars, and only runs every few years, a club executive says.[...]

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.

Where to Go Ice Fishing in Wisconsin

Do you have a hankering for steelhead and trophy brown trout worthy of a mount on the wall and a celebratory beverage? Well, then grab your tip-ups and set a course for Wisconsin. The steelhead start running in November, and depending on the ice melts could keep you busy all the...

Fishing Line / Jan. 25

Ice surfaces are solid enough in selected places for anglers to walk out to areas producing panfish, pike, and a few walleye. It took a while. Some nasty winds keep open areas of larger lakes unsafe.

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.