If you want to "bounce up" your ice fishing catch this year, I'd recommend you put a spring bobber at the tip of your ice fishing rod. These simple "bobbers" have been around for a long time; but, I ...

Spring bobbers are an effective bite detection system that is quite easy to master. On those “light bite” days, spring bobbers will add fish to your bucket. n It happens to me several times every ...

Every winter, I have the opportunity to take anglers fishing that have had little experience on the ice. Although I am not a super expert on the ice, I do catch my share of panfish and enjoy teaching ...

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 ...

You might think of bluegills as something kids catch from docks in the summertime. But in winter, they are serious sport. They can be willing biters ... or they can be challenging, depending on their ...

Northwoods guide Greg Bohn has a remedy for catching lethargic walleyes in cold water in early spring. Lures and jigs can pick up an active fish or two, but slip bobbers dangle live bait in front of ...