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Ice Fishing Safety And A Tip or Two - by Bob Koeshall – The RiverRat 
Probably the most important thing about ice fishing is ice safety and coming back alive. There is an old saying that claims the ice testers are found in the spring.
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Icing Eyes - by Dan Kiazyk
We have all read the articles on when, where, and how to ice a favorite quarry, ‘ol marble eyes. I would like to make a few suggestions that might enhance your attack on any given lake.
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Ice Fishing Primer - Get Dressed First - by Dan Kiazyk
Well, I’ll usually start ground up (with my clothing that is). Having an enjoyable experience comes with good equipment choices (not all need to be expensive either).
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Ice Shack Design - by Dan Kiazyk
An ice shack is a personal “thing” and different conditions will dictate different configurations, but that’s what makes an ice shack interesting to fish in (and think about for the next overhaul) while the wind is just a howling outside!.
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Ice Fishing for Perch - by Dave Adams
Not far from downtown Erie, on the frozen waters of Presque Isle Bay, the ice reaches a safe thickness usually by mid-January, and ice anglers do well in a variety of areas.
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If you want to catch more fish through the ice, you can - On Ice Tour
A growing legion of anglers has one thing to say when it comes to many bodies of water across ice-fishing country. Stick it.
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Aurizon Technologies claims the world's first handheld fishfinder
Australia Sydney-based Aurizon Technologies best known for its Marine and Fishing Electronic instruments, announced the launch of the world's first handheld fishfinder.
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Venture Out Into the Cold for Outdoor Recreation; Cleveland Metroparks Offers Fun All Year Long
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'North American Fishing' Helps Anglers Pass Winter Months
North American Fishing is a new, splendidly illustrated book by the fishing editor of Field & Stream that will help fishing enthusiasts nationwide pass the winter months more quickly.
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A game plan for winter walleye - Fish Ontario
In most parts, there are opportunities to take these tasty fish throughout winter. Here are some proven tactics for catching them.
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Ice Rods and Reels - Fish Ontario
No ice-fishing thrill is as exciting as setting the hook on a big fish, feeling the sudden dead weight, the pause, and then the payoff as an unseen beast pulls your ice rod into a perfect arc.
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Metal-eating brook trout - Fish Ontario
Why will trout turn a grinning snout up at a real minnow, only to reverse direction and smash an imitation.
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Blade Baits for Winter Walleye - Fish Ontario
Yes, blades have their biggest following among the open-water bass and walleye crowd. You can cast them a mile, they drop like a rock, and boy do they shimmy and shake on retrieve.
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Passive/aggressive winter pike
The technique plays into the pike's two biggest weaknesses: it likes a large meal that doesn't take too much work to get, and it's hard pressed to turn down something that triggers its killer instinct.
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Stubborn lakes, big brookies
Stubborn lakes can be frustrating, but they're essential for the production and preservation of large brook trout
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Ideal Temperatures for Freshwater Fish
A chart for the ideal fishing temperatures for freshwater fish. Shows the lower and upper avoidance and the optimum levels.
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Hair For Coldwater River Bronzebacks
Seasoned largemouth bass anglers profess that for large bass throughout the seasons, a rubber or silicon-skirted jig with a pork or plastic trailer is hard to beat.
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Big Northerns Through The Ice
There is nothing quite like the thrill of pulling a trophy northern pike through the ice.
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Shallow Water Ice Walleyes
One such period for anglers to key in upon for some fine shallow water walleye action is during ice fishing.
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Ice Fishing when it's REALLY Cold!
While each of us hopes that spring-like weather is just around the corner, this is a fine time to visit some of the strategies and techniques useful for scoring on fish during these cold snap conditions.
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Walleyes at First Ice: Clinging to the Current
You can take this one of two ways. Because I’m a fishing guide, you might think I’m all talk and keeping the good stuff to myself.
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To Spoon, or not to Spoon - Jeff Beckwith with Noel Vick
There’s no argument, the vertical jigging spoon is ice fishing’s dominant lure. Fish have surrendered to hammered metal and forged lead since, well…since folks decided that ice could no longer separate them from quarry. I’m talking eons
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Hot Cure for the Curious Crappie Fever - On Ice Tour with Gord Ellis
Crappie fishing and buying real estate are all about the same thing: location; location; location. Choosing the right lake or pond to fish (at the right time) is simply critical.
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Kidding Around With Perch - On Ice Tour
Catching Perch through the ice can sometimes be like taking candy from a baby. Cut a dozen holes, drop an underwater camera down, find a school of perch, drop a minnow or a lure down, watch the lines come together on the Vexilar
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A State of Readiness - On Ice Tour
Take care of business now, and you won't be the embarrassed angler looking to borrow an auger or trying to fix a tent while everyone around you is catching fish.
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