As winter cold bites deep, MPR News is celebrating the best of the season through a new series called "Winter Play." Our staff across the state set out to try a new-to-them winter pastime. FARIBAULT, ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Winter came in with a bang this year, and with it came an early start to ice fishing season. “We started having ice back in December on the smaller ponds. Now, pretty much ...

CADILLAC — Although ice depth is no where near safe yet, temperatures are starting to drop which means ice fishing is right around the corner and it’s the time of year to start prepping gear. Last ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado has been an ice fishing destination for years, but now the sport has gone high-tech, it’s drawing in thousands. When you think about ice fishing, you may ...

The deep freeze has iced up Lake Hopatcong good and the Knee Deep Club's annual ice fishing contest is a go for this Sunday on the state's largest freshwater lake. It's been a couple years since the ...

There’s no such thing as safe ice. That’s what the DNR wants to stress as people set up their ice fishing spots during these colder months. They also say that just because one lake has enough ice to ...

Finishing a limit of walleyes just as the sun sets is good. A treble hook buried in your thumb five miles from the truck? Not so much. I throttled my snowmobile down a packed, sometimes hilly trail.

After months of anticipation, first ice is finally here! And there may be no better time to pull walleyes through the ice. First ice includes green vegetation still producing oxygen, aggressive fish, ...

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 ...

The Annual Ryan Wagner Memorial Ice Fishing Derby in 2021. (Photo provided) The Annual Ryan Wagner Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on Feb. 7, 2025. (Photo provided) The Annual Ryan Wagner Memorial Ice ...

Michigan’s revered lake sturgeon are moving under the ice and could unexpectedly end up on anglers’ lines. While it can be tempting to take a photo or even keep these giant, dinosaur fish, it’s also ...