For years, ice anglers were told they had to downsize to catch fish. Fish are cold blooded and their metabolism slows in winter, so we need to use tiny lures to catch these fickle feeders, we thought.

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Hello folks, this week we come at you from the frozen waters where we drilled some holes through the ice and gear up to catch ...

In early winter, finding crappies is as easy as finding green aquatic vegetation. Big slabs will be right up in the greenery, ...

Ice fishing is a thrill unlike almost any other outdoor pursuit. There is something both exciting and humble about walking on ...

SPICER — A lot may have changed from the days when ice anglers pulled their homemade fish houses of canvas or wood out on the lake, but it doesn’t really matter if you’re towing an Ice Castle ...

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As January typically ushers in some of the coldest temperatures of the season, the many ponds and lakes across northeastern Pennsylvania aren’t completely sure if they want to freeze over for “hard ...

Crappies intrigue me. They also puzzle me. My obsession with this fish species dates back to my earliest days as an angler. As a 10-year-old, during a family vacation near Hayward, Wis., I could see ...

Adam “Griff” Griffith can find and catch crappies. It could be on a clandestine backwater or hiding in plain sight in an urban lake, but make no mistake, the man finds and catches big fish. Making the ...

Anglers Doug Newhoff, Ward Stubbs and Mike Wirth set up close together for the sunset crappie bite during a trip to the Alexandria, Minn., area a few weeks ago. (Mike Wirth) Buy Photo ALEXANDRIA, Minn ...