Ice Fishing Starter Gear: What Beginners Should Buy First
Build an ice fishing starter kit in the right order, from safety equipment and shelter to rods, augers, tackle and electronics, without buying unnecessary gear.
Ice Fishing for Lake Trout: Jigging & Tip-Up Guide
How to catch lake trout through the ice: where they hold in winter, big jigging spoons and tube jigs, tip-up setups, line and safety for deep-water fish.
Ice Fishing for Crappie: Jigs, Depths & Schools
How to catch crappie through the ice: where schools suspend, the best small jigs and baits, when the bite peaks and how to stay mobile on the ice.
How Thick Does Ice Need to Be? Ice Safety Guide
How thick does ice need to be to walk, drive a sled or park a truck on? Safe-ice guidelines, how to check it, warning signs and what to do if…
How to Catch Bowfin & Gar: Old-School Tackle & Tactics
Bowfin (Amia calva) and gar (Lepisosteidae) are North America’s living fossils — primitive fish that survived the dinosaurs and still inhabit warm-water rivers, swamps, and lakes across the eastern and…
How to Catch Sauger: River Tackle, Spots & Techniques
Sauger (Sander canadensis) — the walleye’s smaller, darker, river-living cousin — is one of the most underrated freshwater gamefish in North America. Saugers thrive in big, turbid rivers where walleye…
How to Catch Atlantic Salmon: Maine Rivers & Landlocks
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) — the “king of game fish” — is one of the most storied freshwater quarries in North America. After decades of decline, sport fishing for sea-run…
Ice Fishing for Walleye — Jigging, Tip-Ups & Best Lakes
Complete walleye ice fishing guide — jigging techniques, tip-up rigs, deadstick tactics, and the best walleye ice fishing lakes in the US.
Complete Ice Fishing Guide — Gear, Safety, Rigs & Techniques
Complete ice fishing guide — augers, sonar, shelters, jig techniques, safety rules, and the best ice fishing lakes in the US for walleye, perch, and pike.
How to Catch Lake Trout — Trolling, Jigging & Deep Water
Complete lake trout fishing guide — trolling with downriggers, spring jigging, ice fishing tactics. Lake Superior, Finger Lakes, and deep-water lake trout fishing.