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Most folks would agree that catfish is as delicious as walleye and yellow perch. Most would also agree that a blue cat or giant channel cat is going to put up a much harder fight than a walleye or ...

The recent cold weather has been very welcome for those of us that like to ice fish. We have had a mild winter, so the ice thickness on many of our favorite fishing lakes has been marginal. My ...

We’d been jigging spoons for five hours. We drilled through eight feet of ice to reach water. We had yet to get a bite. “It’s so peaceful out here,” my wife, Tiffany, whispered, not wanting to break ...

If you're an ice fishing fan like me, no doubt you count down the seconds until ice first locks up the underwater world. You'd rather stare down an 8-inch hole in the ice than at a 50-inch TV in your ...

Since fish are cold-blooded creatures, colder water temperatures significantly slow their activity. Thick ice and snow cover reduces light penetration, which slows underwater photosynthesis, depleting ...

Shanties have been popping up on the frozen inland lakes. That’s a sure sign that winter is indeed here and that fishing — ...

We talked about safety and warmth when ice fishing. Today, let’s actually look at the fishing part of the equation. The absolute best thing that you can have if you are planning on going ice fishing ...