Lake Manitoba Narrows Walleye Northern Pike Ice Fishing
Can you turn the handle of your reel several thousand times in a few minutes? Or will your hand freeze up? Don’t wait until the wrong time to find out, train for it. Actually I do not recall ever having caught a giant fish on light tackle when I did not hurt physically both during [...]
The action began when our mate, Lucho, saw a sailfish jump at least a quarter mile off our starboard beam. Immediately Capt. Jaime Archibald turned the 31 foot Bertram sharply, increasing his rpm at the same time, in order to lead the direction of the fish and make an intercept. As we approached the area [...]
Waxworms, larvae of the greater wax moth make excellent ice fishing baits. Pollen and honey as well as many years’ accumulations of larval skins. The old brood combs that have been exposed to wax moths can be placed in a widemouth fruit jar, covered with fine mesh wire screen (40 to 60 mesh) and held [...]
Ice fishing without a float requires extra skill on the part of the fisherman as he must be alert for the almost imperceptible tugs on the line indicative of a nibbling fish. A trick used by some of the experts who fish without a float is to put a kink in the monofilament line just [...]
In most of the northern states fishing is a seasonal sport identified with such symbols of warm weather comfort as shaded river banks, outboard motors and rolled up shirt sleeves. However there are exceptions to every rule and those whose fishing fever cannot go unsatisfied during the winter months must either journey to a warm [...]
