Learn how to read ice, set lines, and gear up for your next ice fishing adventure. By Kade Gewanter Jan 23, 2025. An angler pulls up a panfish through the ice.

Thick ice is essential for your safety out on the hard water, but you also need to get through that ice to do any fishing. Tools that can be used to cut your ice hole range from hatchets and axes ...

Our experts tested and reviewed the best fishing pants, for fly to ice fishing. These are the top waterproof, convertible, and lightweight pairs from Columbia, Huk, and more.

All of us know that the importance of appropriate gear shouldn’t be underestimated. However, some spheres are more demanding in terms of equipment than others. Ice fishing is one of those activities ...

Brosdahl mentioned the new “floatable” ice fishing clothing designed to keep you afloat if you fall through the ice. Along those lines, people always ask me what is considered safe ice.

After 40 years in the fishing industry, Pat Smith has seen ice-fishing tackle evolve from the Stone Age to the state-of-the-art tools available to today’s anglers.

Alpena – On winter weekends in northern Michigan, peering into a hole with a pole offers a welcome getaway for locals and out-of-towners alike. As ice fishing tournament season approaches, with ...

You can go as cheap or expensive as you’d like for ice fishing gear. Some grit their teeth and sit outside in the wind. Others get a tent like we do, or even have fish houses.

For beginners looking to purchase ice fishing gear, Bottcher shared some valuable words of wisdom. "Go on a guided trip, split [the cost] with your friends, and then make a shopping list while you ...

After 40 years in the fishing industry, Pat Smith has seen ice-fishing tackle evolve from the Stone Age to the state-of-the-art tools available to today’s anglers.

CASCADE, Idaho — Ice-fishing, a popular wintertime sport on Idaho's frozen lakes, can be a little tougher to get into than the typical summertime fishing trip. There's the gear - from augers to ...