Good day everyone, I hope everyone's weekend was good. The weather was a little chilly each morning but by 4 or 5 p.m. it would get nicer. Saw a lot of activity on the lake despite the cooler t ...

Hello folks, today we're on the ice looking for panfish. We've baited up with superworms, butter worms, and a soon-to-be-released jig, the Stingnose. We're on about 6 inches of ice, in about -10 ...

It's my go-to bait for bluegills, but even then ... that crappies throughout the day actually respond better to small ice fishing jigs and larval baits than minnows. It seems they have to be ...

Together the Hazes are a bluegill fishing dynasty of sorts at the NCC’s ice fishing derby ... NCC membership passed out fishing tackle to kids in the crowd. Statistically, the last week of ...

In fact, barely moving your jig may be necessary if fish won’t cooperate ... An inline ice reel like the Pflueger President can help fool finicky winter bluegills because the reel eliminates ...

Anglers are enjoying the “hard water” that is covering many of the lakes across Pennsylvania as ice ... tackle today — shiners and flatheads,” the elder Lesh said. They caught 16 fish ...

Check out my Dave’s Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy facebook page for almost daily updates. Ken “Husker” O’Malley holds a bluegill caught on the second round of ice fishing returning in the ...

For Steffan, ice fishing ... panfish, walleye, pike — whatever bites, really," Steffan said. The improved ice conditions are also helping businesses like Dick Smith’s Live Bait and Tackle ...

But please be aware that fish pulled out of water more than ... the best largemouth bait is the same thing you'd use to catch bluegills: a 1/32-ounce ice jig tipped with a waxworm or maggot.

Fish often eat them as they fall through the water column—and with panfish, the take can ... the bottom to trigger a strike. Jigs are also critical for ice fishing, a topic we will be covering ...

With the right conditions, ice fishing offers the chance to reel in bluegill, crappie ... fishing skills instructor Don Kelly, owner of Tackle Shack in Wellsboro, will lead the class covering ...

Panfish anglers present very light baits—often waxworms or spikes rigged on tiny tungsten jigs—so a light or ultra-light power rod is most appropriate. Choose an ice fishing rod action based ...