Small ponds will be ice-fishing magnets for panfish, and bluegills and crappie should be biting on small jigs and maggots.

A family celebrates their catch with a picture on Lake Elmore. Photo by Sophie Acker/Community News Service The state Fish & Wildlife Department on Saturday plans to open Vermont’s frozen lakes and ...

Lake trout might be the ultimate winter trophy. A tangle with one of these denizens of the deep is not soon forgotten. Lake trout fight with spirit and are always game for a battle in winter’s cold ...

PLAINFIELD — Craig Mannix would rather be ice fishing at Center Pond in Becket. But on Thursday, he chose a spot where the air was thinner and the ice was at least six inches thick: Plainfield Pond.

As the temperature drops and ice begins to form, many Michigan anglers soon will start to wonder when they can head out onto the ice. The past two seasons have seen poor ice coverage, hurting anglers ...

Fishing with tip-ups is one of the most low-tech, enjoyable ways to ice fish. When I was in high school, my buddies and I would set out a spread of tip-ups and then just wait for a flag while cooking ...

Ice fishing is a winter pastime throughout many northern communities. Once lakes, ponds, and backwaters freeze solid, anglers drill holes through the ice and present a mixture of live and artificial ...

A double-digit blackfish was landed by the hardy tog fishing faithful. Meanwhile, with all the cold temperatures, ice fishing is taking shape on the state's big lakes to the north and a traditional ...

Todd Burns was suspended about 4 feet above the floor of Albert Ponds, beside a portal augured into the shallow depths below. He was seated on a bucket atop ice, about 4 1/2 inches thick — strong ...

Winter recreating is Maine's bread-and-butter. But knowing how to stay safe in icy conditions on trails or in unstable ...