A freshly caught walleye glows in the light of the setting sun during early ice season. / Joe Shead The early ice period is one of the best times to catch walleyes during the hard-water season. At ...

We are out here with Antonio, the boatless angler, and we're out here using some Stingnose jigging spoons and we're ice ...

After 28 years of owning a resort on Mille Lacs, Kevin McQuoid sold his business a couple of years ago. But he still knows how important ice fishing was on that big lake to his operation's bottom line ...

A tip-up, also known as a fish trap, ice trap, or tilt, is a stationary device that suspends line and live bait under the ice. Once a fish takes the bait, the reel spins, and the angler is alerted of ...

Have you ever stayed in a cheap motel room? It’s not luxurious, but it’ll do. So, you settle in. You fire up the TV. Maybe you call home and chat with your wife. A little while later, you notice you ...

As the snow melts and lakes thaw, walleye fishermen break free from their cabin fever and race to the water to begin hunting for trophy spring walleyes. Regardless of where and when the weather allows ...

GRAND FORKS - This is going to be one (fill in the blank here) Minnesota walleye opener. That's the consensus of fisheries managers and fishing experts going into Saturday's opening day of walleye ...

Yes, in spite of our unusually warm weather, ice fishing season is here. ‘Tis the hard water fishing season! Smith Lake, located close to Kalispell, is one of the first lakes to freeze over, so it is ...