This simple tip for modifying a white tube jig from expert, Gord Pyzer, will double the number of lake trout you land through the ice.
Many anglers use underwater cameras to help them locate fish during the hardwater season. These tips will help you see further under the ice.
To get the most out of your electronics you need to know how to understand the different settings. These tips will help you get the most from your flasher while ice fishing.
Chris Coufal embeds a treble hook deep in his hand, which provided Chad Hoover with a great opportunity to demonstrate a fantastic and reliable hook removal technique.
Deep weeds a structure are fishing hot spots jigging in these areas is sure to trigger a lot of bits all year round. Here are some jigging tips for both the open water and hardwater seasons.
Don't leave the spoons in the tackle box! Use these tips for set up and technique to catch walleye in the early summer.
Many anglers have problems with spooling fluorocarbon onto spinning reels. JP has a few tips for anglers on the best way to spool this kind of line.
Getting School'd host JP DeRose answers a viewer's email question about keeping your rod and reel in the best condition.
Looking for walleye under the ice? Normally you wouldn't think to look in shallow, weedy areas but these tips prove that walleye follow their food. Once you find the areas the active fish are hanging out in it won't be long until you are landing tons of fish.
Perch and bluegill are abundant in almost any body of water, but finding the right depth to catch these feisty fish depends on a few variables like water temperature and sunlight. These tips will help you figure out where to look for these panfish.
Crappie is an abundant schooling fish found in many lakes. But finding them under the ice can sometimes be difficult. These tips will help you find where the fish are holding throughout the winter
Live bait rigging provides an opportunity to present a natural food source to fish, which ultimately produces more hook ups. Learn how properly rig live bait to present it to fish efficiently.
The slick jig is uniquely designed for ice fishing. Its weight-forward design allows it to swim away from the hole, covering a wider area than normal jigs.
Fishing with spoons can be an effective way to land big fish during any season. With a variety of colors and sizes, spoons are versatile enough for most anglers.
Laying two hours outside of Denver, the Antero Reservoir brings some of the most diverse landscape to the Colorado Region. Rainbows, Brown Trout and Kokanne Salmon make this super charged area an anglers dream!
New York isn't just about its urban atmosphere - it's got some great fishing opportunites as well. Check out the top spots to fish in the state of New York.
Buddy Tom Gruenwald has one-upped me, having just returned from ice fishing half-way around the world, in the mountains of northern China!
Ontario itself contains 15 percent of the world's freshwater. Amidst all of that is some of the best fishing in the world. But for the very best, here's the top five lakes in the province for fishing.
It is sunny and warm, there is a mile high blue sky and the long range weather forecast says it going to stay like this for the rest of March - with temperatures miles above normal - whatever normal is any more. It is going to make this year's "last ice bite" even better than it normally is.
Rick Schroeder, a well known writer did a piece on the proper care of fish after they are caught. It was a great read that pointed out that almost everyone was doing something small wrong. Many fish swim as a result of his article. One problem I have is the practice of fish being baited with power baits and then the rods are leaned against a tree and watched. Fisherperson
Good day all, to ensure this blog stays short and to the point, we will cover the following basics in finding and catching Lakers during the ice fishing season; fishing homework, depth charts, appropriate equipment, proper tackle, and depth finders. Fishing Homework: This is probably 50% of your success. if you are fishing a familiar Lake, have a GPS handy to easily pinpoint structures holding
What is better, fishing all day without a fishfinder or having a fishing finder and having the fish Drive You Up The Wall..L.O.L. On the image below using a Garmin 550C Echo with Pause Rewind feature it has, you can see I'm jigging crazy to catch this Laker that went after my 3/8 oz Northland Silver Buckshot tipped with a 4 inch Mud Minnow The Laker went after the Jig 11 times
1) slow down your presentation. In the winter bass will slow down considerably. They will not chase down a fast moving lure. one reason is because it takes too much energy for them to chase it down when they can just wait for easier prey to come by. second it doesn't look natural in the winter everything slows down including bait fish. If your lure is darting
To tell you the truth, I never actually tried ice fishing (wich is one of my next fishing goals) but I am Canadian so I do know how to stay warm during a long winter day. My first tip is that you should always be doing something. Whether it's setting up your hut or unhooking a fish or even pouring a cup of coffee always be doing something; never stay still. It's the worst thing you can ever do.
If February is all about ice fishing at WFN, then they may find my winter fishing stories and tips a little boring. In my life time, the Ice in Tennessee has not been safe for fishing that I am aware of. However being an avid angler, I fish every chance I get 365 days a year. Many of those days happen to be in the winter. I have found as a rule that fishing in the dead of
