Frosty hands, frozen water, and the inevitable sharp edges they create have always necessitated simple, streamlined, yet steadfast ice fishing reels. For over 20 years, I’ve trusted a quiver of ...

A purpose-built spinning reel from Abu Garcia, made just for the ice. Extra room for thick gloves on those brutally cold days. Whether it’s your first time out on the hard water or the hundredth, a ...

Whether it’s your first time out on the hard water or the hundredth, a good ice fishing reel is one of the most important pieces of gear. There are a bunch of options out there—from inline to spinning ...

Get ready for ice fishing season with this full gear-prep checklist. Shelters, augers, electronics, lures, rods, reels, ...

Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers ...

Which ice fishing shelter is best? When the weather turns frigid and the wind begins to howl, it’s time for lake freeze-up and ice fishing. This pastime is made much more pleasurable when you can fish ...

Yellow perch are some of the tastiest freshwater fish that swim. For many, finding and catching jumbo perch -- those that measure a foot or more -- is not only a passion, but an obsession. Here are ...

CASCADE, Idaho — While many anglers hang up their poles when winter arrives and the lakes freeze over, Idaho's ice fishermen embrace the changing landscape and take to the solitary terrain for some of ...

Fishing on budget? Look no further... Up here in Wisconsin, it's almost time to retire the bass rods and bust out the ice fishing gear, but that doesn't mean we can't still do a little shopping for ...

Saginaw Bay was ranked as the fourth-best ice fishing spot in the U.S. by FishBooker, which looked at such things as location, fish species you can reel in and whether you'll land a trophy. "The main ...