Ice fishing, especially in Pennsylvania, can be a short-lived affair, if there’s any hard water at all. Lately, safe fishable ice has lasted only for a few days in January or February before melting, ...

The difference between a perfect first day on the ice and a frozen disaster can be determined by what you do right now, long before the first ice forms. Ice anglers wait impatiently for that first ...

Over the past couple of years of ice fishing, if there is one thing I have learned for certain, it would be that you can add as much to your kit as you would like. I often find myself oohing and aahin ...

Being comfortable and organized goes a long way when hitting the frozen water for a day of ice fishing. That's why having gear on hand that offers both of these benefits simply makes sense. Here are ...

Today we're the only people ice fishing within sight in the middle of Lake Erie (it's beautiful). We're geared up with the Stingnose and jigging for perch through the ice as I share a lot of ice ...

Christmas has almost arrived, and for those folk with ice anglers on their gift list, picking out the perfect fishing accessory can be a struggle. That's why we've put together this last minute gift ...

The POLAR VORTEX 1200 is a very warm, waterproof, and versatile boot that is light in weight. Sorel’s Blizzard XT boots are a good value for the money. They offer respectable performance for quick ...

Ice fishing is a winter pastime throughout many northern communities. Once lakes, ponds, and backwaters freeze solid, anglers drill holes through the ice and present a mixture of live and artificial ...

For nearly half the year, ice fishing in the north country is a simple fact of life—like taxes, death, and mischief—except immeasurably more enjoyable once you work through the “mischief” of staying ...

The recent cold weather has been very welcome for those of us that like to ice fish. We have had a mild winter, so the ice thickness on many of our favorite fishing lakes has been marginal. My ...

Scott Mackenthun Special to The Free Press Nov 30, 2025 Nov 30, 2025 The Mankato area dropped below freezing this week and doesn’t project to creep above at any point in the ten-day forecast.