Try glow colors when fishing ... a live 3-inch fathead or golden shiner in the back. Don’t hook it in the spine so you don’t kill the minnow. After dropping your bait down, slide a Mr. Ice ...

This year’s winter has been a breath of fresh air for ice fishing enthusiasts and businesses around Lake Erie.

Rob Abouchar sent the ice fishing scene above from Island Lake. Pier passes may be bought at Park Bait, Bridgeport Bait and Tackle and Fishtech in Morton Grove. The $10 pier passes allow legal ...

By V. Paul Reynolds “That’s it,” I told my wife Diane more than 20 years ago on a bitter February day on Seboeis Lake.

Live bait was provided to the anglers. In a switch, ground baiting – a standard tactic in Europe but not legal in many parts of the U.S. – was allowed. The U.S. ice fishing team included ...