Ice fishing: Tips for finding success

Ice fishing success hinges on three things Putting your bait or lure at the depth the fish are—and then not moving it much—are the keys to catching fish through the ice. And using some simple devices that will help you know when you have a fish on the end of your line is a big [...]

Ice fishing: Tips for finding success

Ice fishing success hinges on three things Putting your bait or lure at the depth the fish are—and then not moving it much—are the keys to catching fish through the ice. And using some simple devices that will help you know when you have a fish on the end of your line is a big [...]

Fish virus headed our way

Like something out of science fiction, a deadly, alien fish virus is set to invade Quebec waterways, threatening the province’s multi-billion-dollar recreational fishing industry. The highly contagious and adaptable virus, viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), was first identified in the 1950s in farmed fish in Europe. By 2005, it had found its way into the Great [...]

Ice fishing: Tips for finding success

Ice fishing success hinges on three things Putting your bait or lure at the depth the fish are—and then not moving it much—are the keys to catching fish through the ice. And using some simple devices that will help you know when you have a fish on the end of your line is a big [...]

Ontario’s Lake Simcoe Lauded as the Ice Fishing Capital of Canada

Known as the ice fishing capital of Canada, Lake Simcoe is a bustle of activity in winter with seasonal ice fishing villages dotted across the lake, fishing huts and bungalows full with anglers from near and far and even the Great Canadian Ice Fishing Championship each year. Winter mainstays on Lake Simcoe include lake trout, [...]

Ontario’s Lake Simcoe Lauded as the Ice Fishing Capital of Canada

Known as the ice fishing capital of Canada, Lake Simcoe is a bustle of activity in winter with seasonal ice fishing villages dotted across the lake, fishing huts and bungalows full with anglers from near and far and even the Great Canadian Ice Fishing Championship each year. Winter mainstays on Lake Simcoe include lake trout, [...]

Ontario’s Lake Simcoe Lauded as the Ice Fishing Capital of Canada

Lake Simcoe, one of the larger inland Ontario lakes, offers an exceptional ice fishing experience with over 60 species of fish and unique ice fishing villages SIMCOE, ON — Known as the ice fishing capital of Canada, Lake Simcoe is a bustle of activity in winter with seasonal ice fishing villages dotted across the lake, [...]

Top U.S. Locations for Ice Fishing: Higgins Lake, Michigan

One of the Best Ice Fishing Sites in One of the Best Ice Fishing States One of the most popular states in the nation for ice fishing is Michigan. In north central Michigan—south of Grayling and west of Roscommon—lies Higgins Lake, an excellent ice fishing destination. Houghton Lake just to the south is also a [...]

Bait

Night crawlers and earthworms may be used as bait in all Fishing Divisions in Manitoba. They may be imported to Manitoba in a sterile medium such as paper mulch, but not in soil. Leeches, frogs and salamanders (water dogs) may also be used as bait in all Divisions. However, they may not be imported. Possession [...]

Ice Fishing as Sport

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 [...]

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