Winter doesn’t knock politely in Western New York. It kicks the door in, stomps snow across the living room, and dares you to complain. Lake Erie is 93 percent ice covered! Recent snowstorms, subzero ...

When the perch and walleye bite shut down on a brutal winter day, white bass showed up in force and turned a near-bust ice fishing trip around.

Every angler out there has a special place in their heart for a certain species, and if you grew up in the Northeast or Midwest, it’s likely to be the yellow perch. These hardy little fish are ...

White perch are a ton of fun to target through the ice, and not nearly enough anglers pay attention to them. Here's how to catch perch.

Midwinter is known for bringing on a bout of spring fever, but the focus on the season ahead of warming, melting and thawing isn’t necessarily what I have in mind. Rather, time on the ice still ...

Idaho’s Lake Cascade is one of North America’s premier fisheries for big yellow perch like these jumbo specimens caught through the ice. Provided by Jordan Rodriguez In the pale morning light, the ...

The jig-hooked minnow 3 feet below my hole in Lake Winnebago’s ice swam doggedly in place on its tether as if yelling up at me, “All right, all right. Leave me alone. I’m trying!” I had just prodded ...

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While walking down the aisles recently of the local bait shop, I couldn’t help but be somewhat astonished by all the ice rod models available. This experience had me thinking back to my ice fishing ...

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Hop across the Mackinac Bridge this winter to St. Ignace to try your hand at ice fishing, a timeless tradition the locals are proud to share. Ice fishing in the Upper Peninsula is a ritual and this ...

TRAVERSE CITY - While Northern Michigan folks fish for perch in every season, there is no season like winter for really getting after them. In terms of ice fishing, the tasty little yellow-bellies ...