Argh! I just set the hook in the winning fish at the 13th Annual Big Eagle Lake Association ice fishing contest, but I didn’t win. Let me explain. The hole next to me was occupied by a nice young man - maybe 10 to 12-years in age. He had chatted with me about my Marcum depth finder as ... [More]

With the sun falling lower into the daytime sky, days are getting shorter, and so are our opportunities to pursue the fish we love.  Soon, the gentle splash of waves will give way to the creaking and cracking sound of shifting ice.  Or will it? It was just last year that I fou... [More]

Again, the temptress of thin ice plagues upper Midwest fisherman. There's too much ice on the water for a boat, the temperatures have been steadily dipping below freezing daybreak to daybreak, and summer's waterfowl have left the area for warmer holdings. Like children with their sleds at ... [More]

This year the FW team decided to tackle a new project for ice fishing season. We had a need for a new fishing shelter and preferred a portable. However, there are things about commercially available portables that are not pleasing: price, size, weight, price, features, price, construction, require... [More]