Ice Fishing

Trout fishing is an obsession. While there are perhaps more popular species in America, such as bass, and more common species, like panfish, no other fish inspires more dedication and love from anglers than the trout. When trout season rolls around, it’s treated like a holiday where thousands of...

Catching a big lake trout is one of the greatest challenges in the angling world. For most of the year, these fish live in sparse, constantly roving schools in the deepest, darkest parts of lakes and reservoirs. They’re hard to find, hard to catch, and many anglers go hours and even entire days...

There are obviously a lot of differences between lures for open-water fishing and ice fishing. On open water, you can cast as far as you want and seek fish out by splashing down flashy lures and covering a lot of different types of water. With ice fishing through, you’re generally isolated to one or...

This time of year can be a tough stretch for hunters and anglers in northern states. Big game seasons are over, small game and waterfowl seasons are winding down, and we’re months away from gobbling turkeys and open water fishing. Spanning this stretch of the coldest, darkest months is ice fishing...

We’ve all seen that guy at the boat launch floating away from the dock with a dead starter battery. The same scenario plays out in a different way when it comes to ice prep—maybe it’s a dead snowmobile or an auger that just won’t start or fishing line that’s seen too much UV. Most of us pile our ice...

The Fur Hat Ice Tour How-To Series is brought to you by ESKIMO. Bait selection for ice fishing can be as simple or complex as you want it to be—but you should want it to be complex. When it comes to fishing (like so many other pursuits), the more thought and effort you put in, the greater reward you...