shared his enthusiasm for ice fishing."I really like that you can kind of go anywhere on the lake. And it's cool because you can sit in a warm shack, but you're still fishing, and it's cold outside.

For those who prefer their outdoor recreation sitting down, ice fishing is a way of life in Lake Winnipeg, and creates an ...

shacks and fishing lines. "We haven't been able to fish in probably three years now," said Mike Beamis, a lifelong Laconia resident who has been ice fishing on the big lake for more than a decade.

Lake trout fight with spirit and are always game for a battle in winter’s cold ... ice. Other good lake trout locations are deep humps and narrows in between two humps or shorelines. Begin ...

The auger is at work, drilling through the thick ice ... fishing shelter. "In the spring and fall well hit this lake in a boat or shore line in the winter, why stop? Just because it is cold ...

After two weeks of consistent, sub-freezing temperatures, upstate New York’s ice fishing ... makeshift shanty towns on the region’s most popular lakes and bays, including Cayuga Lake, Sodus ...

No ice is 100% safe so you should check with local fishing clubs and bait shops for current ice conditions before removing your shanty. The DNR does not monitor ice conditions.

Before you gather your auger, shanty and fishing gear ... needs a foot of ice. The DNR says there are a number of steps you should take to ensure you don't end up in very cold water: ...

Minnesota fishing license sales have been fast and ... Petterson recently returned from an overnight outing on Leech Lake, where the ice was easily 20 inches thick. “I haven’t seen ice that ...