The tools of the trade: A freshly speared northern pike alongside the decoy and spear used for the catch. / Joe Shead The sleek pike burst into view from some unknown weedbed and slashed at the 8-inch ...

So you want to go freeze in the winter to catch some pike? Hell yeah! Let’s just be clear, we never freeze when we go ice fishing thanks to a portable heater in a pop up ice fishing tent. On the nice ...

Northern pike are one of the most widely distributed fish across the Ice Belt. It seems comparatively few people fish specifically for them in summer, but in winter, many anglers set out tip-ups ...

DEVILS LAKE – With more than 6 inches of solid ice on Devils Lake and even more on the smaller lakes farther north in the basin, the community of Devils Lake is bracing for the onslaught of ice ...