Check the ice with a spud bar on your way out and in the area where you plan to fish. While most game fish can be successfully targeted through the ice, a few stand alone. For many, an outing is ...

If you want to go ice fishing, what should you bring? "I'd take a spud bar out just to check the ice out every couple of feet because you never know if you're going to get to a certain spot where ...

PLATTSBURGH — Checking the thickness of the ice is paramount to safety when ice fishing. It should be done with an auger or “spud bar,” a long, metal tool with a chisel on one end, at ...

With the Ice Fishing World Championships about to begin, vetern fishing guide, Evan Bottcher from Adirondack Ice Fishing, ...

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 ...

Other safety suggestions by the WDFW include spreading out to avoid concentrating weight in one area, bringing a spare set of ...