Entries Tagged Ice Fishing

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Video: Behind the Goalie Mask With Team USA’s Connor Hellebuyck

The U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team recently beat Canada in the gold medal game in Milan, Italy, and Team USA’s Connor Hellebuyck (above) was named the tournament’s best goalie. His unique mask caught the eye of many anglers.

February 25, 2026

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Ice Fishing Video: Sight Fishing for Giant Northern Pike

Sight fishing for trophy northern pike through the ice on a crystal-clear lake can be 99% boredom interrupted by 1% insanity.

February 24, 2026

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Video: Refillable 1-Pound Propane Bottles for the Win

Flame King makes safe and refillable/reusable 1-pound propane cylinders, which will save you money in the long run.

February 03, 2026

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Ice Fishing Video: 40-Plus-Inch Northern Pike Swims Away Under Clear Ice

Check out this rare under-the-ice view of a trophy northern pike swimming away after being released by an angler.

February 27, 2025

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Video: Diver Assists in Recovering Truck 20 Feet Below the Ice

After a truck falls through the ice in deep water, it’s a monumental task to pull it to the surface.

February 25, 2025

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Video: 4 Ice Fishing Safety Tips

You not only need the right safety gear when ice fishing, but you also must know how to use it.

December 04, 2024

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Video: Best Underwater Strikes From the 2023/2024 Ice Fishing Season

The 2023/2024 ice fishing season was shorter than usual due to record warmth throughout much of the northern United States, but avid anglers still captured some amazing underwater video on their Aqua-Vu cameras.

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Video: Ice Fishing . . . for Giant Muskies?

A young guide in Quebec has learned how to catch massive muskies through the ice on tip-ups. It’s literally hand-to-hand combat — and the one bleeding after the battle isn’t the fish.

February 06, 2024

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Northland Fishing Tackle Tungsten Flat Fry Jig

The Northland Fishing Tackle Tungsten Flat Fry Jig is a great choice when ice fishing pressured panfish waters.

February 01, 2024

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Fascinating Barotrauma Video: Testing Survival of Crappies Caught in Deep Water

Fish don’t always survive when you release them, and this is especially true when they come from deep water due to a condition called barotrauma.

January 16, 2024

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Video: Early Ice Fishing Safety Tips

How thick must the ice be for safe ice fishing? Three inches? Four? And how do you use a spud bar to check the exact ice thickness? Watch and learn.

December 15, 2023

Halibut ice fishing

Video: Ice Fishing Anglers Triple-Team a 112-Pound Halibut

This could be the largest fish ever caught while ice fishing. And it was all done for science.

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Scary Ice Fishing Video: Angler Falls Through the Ice — Twice!

If you don’t take ice safety seriously, then this video might be just what’s needed to scare some sense into you.

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Video: Large Ice Fishing Shanty Blows Across Frozen Lake

The owner of an unoccupied ice fishing shanty had to chase it for a few miles as it blew across Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago.

February 23, 2023

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Ice Fishing Tips: How to Properly Handle Fish

For catch and release to work as intended while ice fishing, it’s critical that anglers understand how to properly handle fish.

February 14, 2023