Ice Fishing

We either live in an exciting age of technology or a terrifying one. From heart transplants being performed by robots, to immersive virtual reality video games, to having Zoom meetings so we can go to work and not even put on pants. Sometimes it feels like our lives are becoming more and more like...

There is an element of mystery in all types of angling, but ice fishing truly has a mystique of its own. When we go out and drill a hole in the ice we are creating a window into another world, and there is this tremendous sense of having pierced the veil. Down through that small hole at your feet...

Few things in the world of angling are more satisfying than stacking a pile of panfish onto a sled at the end of a long day of ice fishing. Catching fish like bluegill and crappie through the ice is an iconic practice that thousands of anglers across the country participate in from the time they're...

We’ve all seen that guy at the boat launch floating away from the dock with a dead starter battery. The same scenario plays out in a different way when it comes to ice prep—maybe it’s a dead snowmobile or an auger that just won’t start or fishing line that’s seen too much UV. Most of us pile our ice...

The Fur Hat Ice Tour How-To Series is brought to you by ESKIMO. Bait selection for ice fishing can be as simple or complex as you want it to be—but you should want it to be complex. When it comes to fishing (like so many other pursuits), the more thought and effort you put in, the greater reward you...

The four-wheeler groaned and plowed, tossing snow into the air as we hauled into the enveloping dawn fog. The skin on my face and ears screamed during the ride across the lake, nerves lighting up the registry of pain. I’ve felt this pain before, working cattle in blowing Kansas snowstorms on the...