Techniques
How to fish a place or a season: ice, bobber, bottom, bank, pier, kayak and surf, step by step.
Techniques · GuideIce Fishing for Beginners: Gear, Holes, Jigging and Bait
How to start ice fishing: the gear you need, hole size, jigging rods and line, bait, the best times of day, and the ice thickness to check first.
Techniques · GuideIce Fishing for Crappie: Depth, Jigs, Line and Bait
Where crappie suspend under the ice, which depth to try first, the jig weights, hook sizes and line that agencies recommend, and how to handle soft mouths.
Techniques · GuideIce Fishing for Perch: Depth, Jigs, Bait and Moving
Where yellow perch sit under the ice, the depths agencies report, the jigs, hooks and bait that work, and how to find a school and keep it biting.
Techniques · GuideIce Thickness for Ice Fishing: Safe Inches, by Load
How thick ice must be to walk on, fish from or drive on, with figures from state and federal agencies, plus where ice is weak and what to carry.
Techniques · GuideTip-Ups for Ice Fishing: How They Work and How to Rig One
What an ice fishing tip-up is, how to rig and set one, the minnow, depth and leader choices for pike, walleye and perch, and why line limits vary by state.