Ross Robertson

Ice fishermen are the duck hunters of the fishing world. Diehards with a passion to be in the outdoors in less-than-ideal conditions a majority of the time. Just because you have a passion for it, however, doesn’t mean you won’t suck at it. Fish in the winter months can be pickier than a teenage...

It only takes a trip or two ice fishing to realize that regardless of the species, fish are spooky under the ice. As a lifelong big walleye connoisseur, I can confirm that walleyes are spooky year-round, and during the winter months, this is only compounded. I suppose we could blame it on a plethora...

I’m generally old school and like to keep things simple. But the first time I used electronics for ice fishing, I knew I'd never fish without them. There are things you can fight, and then there are things you have to accept because they make a job so much easier you’d be crazy not to utilize them...

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...