This is one of my favorite ways to ice fish and it’s essentially a bushcraft method as no sophisticated tackle is needed. After cutting a whippy branch, you auger or chisel a hole into the ice, using the slush from the ice hole to freeze in your branch. Then, tie your line off near the top of the stick and affix a smaller-sized hook (such as a #6) and a small split shot sinker to your line. Hook a live minnow through the dorsal fin and drop it down the hole. For Brook Trout, fishing water that's