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Another Look at Flag Fishing - by Noel Vick
The stereotypes are out there. A casual ice angler glances out the frosted window of a permanent shelter to verify that his tip-up, which was deployed yesterday, remains un-sprung.
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Shallow Water ‘eyes Beneath the Ice - by Justin Hoffman
Ice fishing season is finally upon us and there is no better time to reap the rewards and scrape up some shallow water walleye; especially when the fishing can be fast, fun, and oftentimes, quite easy!
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They’re Creepy and They’re Kooky - by Noel Vick
Often disparaged, seldom celebrated. They go by the name eelpout, burbot, ling, and lawyer; technically, they’re freshwater cod. In Minnesota, On Ice Tour’s home turf, eelpout is most common.
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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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Eyes Up High - by Noel Vick
Shallows can also be dangerous, because fish lack the breadth of protective structure and deepwater sanctuary. So when walleyes range shallow, rest assured they’re alert, thrifty, and looking to score a meal.
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In Pursuit of Opening Day skies - by Justin Hoffman
By learning where muskies can be found after they spawn, what lures and baits are most productive and the equipment and techniques to go with them, you can start the season off with a bang and match wits with this mythical creature.
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Fishing With a 45
It's January, and the frozen hardtop of many a midwestern lake appears as peaceful and inviolable as a quaint country estate.
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Hardwater and Sonar…Inseparable - by Noel Vick
The crappies were on fire! Everyone in the group, aside from Mr. No Electronics, was seeing fish 20-feet down, dropping down to them, and hooking fish. I figure he was out-fished at about a 10:1 clip – the guy got his clock cleaned.
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Ice Fishing in Western Maryland - Maryland DNR
Last week my co-author, Marty, hears through the DNR grapevine that ice fishing has turned on at Deep Creek Lake. For the first time in years the main body is completely frozen.
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North Dakota Weekly News - Dec. 10, 2003 - NDGF
Weekly news covered "Game and Fish Provides Ice Safety Tips" and "Northern Pike Receiving Interest from Ice Anglers"
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Overcoming Zippered Lips - by Noel Vick
Lessened appetites demand that we concentrate on peak feeding periods; present smaller baits with more realism; offer more meat than metal, and so on.
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Smile, Your Pouting - On Ice Tour
But how many fish answer to four names -- eelpout, burbot, lawyers and buzzard-bait? How many merit their own festival?
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Tag Team Searching Means More Fish - by Noel Vick
Ice fishing success is predicated on finding fish, and finding fish in the fastest way possible.
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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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High Percentage Spots for Early Ice ‘Eyes - by Noel Vick
Like a puppy staring out the window yearning for its owner, so it goes with walleye anglers awaiting first ice. They’re weepy eyed, salivating, possibly drooling, and giddy when walkable ice finally forms.
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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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Electron Tricks - On Ice Tour
Give an angler the best equipment available today, and you've got an angler with the means to catch a lot of fish.
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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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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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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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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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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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Catching Winter Pike - by Mike Mladenik
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Minnesota's Lake Winnibigoshish is Calling! - by Steve Huber
I'm sure that most of you out there, like me have heard tales of the Jumbo Perch in Lake Winnibigoshish in Minnesota.
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