A tip-up, also known as a fish trap, ice trap, or tilt, is a stationary device that suspends line and live bait under the ice. Once a fish takes the bait, the reel spins, and the angler is alerted of ...

Anglers once again have reason to be excited about all the new fish-catching tools available for the 2025-26 hard-water ...

Hello folks. We're deep into the winter months now and as always it's still the perfect time to go fishing. Today we're out ...

SPOONER - The sun has at least two lives in winter. Its power was on full display on a recent clear morning in eastern Burnett County. First it slanted down to the snow-covered surface of Lipsett Lake ...

Ice fishing is a winter pastime throughout many northern communities. Once lakes, ponds, and backwaters freeze solid, anglers drill holes through the ice and present a mixture of live and artificial ...

Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers in pursuit of perch, walleyes or crappies. But jigging is an exciting and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Once winter sets in, ponds and lakes throughout much of the northern region of the United States become covered with thick sheets of ice. This ...

The DNR says Anglers must stay within 200 feet of their tip-ups and cannot leave them unattended. The rule also clarifies ...

Targeting burbot — also known as eelpout or ling — in the winter is best done at night. Here's how to catch more fish through ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has changed the rule surrounding ice anglers’ use of automatic hook-setting ...

MANITOU BEACH — A lot of things need to go right for there to be a near perfect weekend offering of the Devils and Round Lake Tip-Up Festival. Chief among those factors to determine what activities ...

The Minnesota DNR has changed the rule regulating ice anglers’ use of automatic hook-setting devices and has clarified rules ...