Essential Basics

Especially if you are just getting started in modern ice fishing, this is for you. But even if you are already into it, you’ll find details worth discovering.

Gettin’ Down the Dabble

Matching the movement of your bait to the mood of the fish

Plastics in Ice Fishing

Many ice anglers of today understand that winter’s fish live in water at its clearest. In such conditions, fish tend to locate and choose prey based on visual evidence. That might sound like mumbo-jumbo, but it means that what your bait looks like is more important under the ice than at any other time of year.
It also helps explain why plastics are coming on so strong in ice fishing.

Your Best Ice Season

Here’s a toast to your best ice season ever.

To help you get off to a good start, here are a few key things you can do.

They’re all important, and in no particular order.

Big Moves, Small Moves

Ice fishing mobility is multi-faceted. First, move as far and fast as necessary to find fish. Then, slow down and tighten the noose until you’re dialed in.