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 ...

Get ready for ice fishing season with this full gear-prep checklist. Shelters, augers, electronics, lures, rods, reels, ...

Anglers once again have reason to be excited about all the new fish-catching tools available for the 2025-26 hard-water ...

Under 4 inches: UNSAFE for ice fishing or walking. If you plan to drive a vehicle onto the ice: Park at least 50 feet apart from other vehicles. Move your vehicle every two hours to prevent it from ...

I'm out here on Lake St. Clair jigging for yellow perch. I'm just outside of Mitchel's Bay on St. Lukes. This is a new body of water for me and they had installed a tree line along the ice to make it ...

SPOONER - The sun has at least two lives in winter. Its power was on full display on a recent clear morning in eastern Burnett County. First it slanted down to the snow-covered surface of Lipsett Lake ...

The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into ...