More Than a Fishing Story: Writer Works From an Ice Shack for Two Weeks

Avoiding dangerously low windchills, a husband and wife seek shelter in a SnoBear ice machine to target Lake Winnipeg’s famed trophy walleyes.

Depending on your level or preparedness — and your love of fishing — being stranded in an ice fishing house for a couple days could be heaven or hell.

One last dispatch from the ice on a Sunday morning coming down

Fighting off the curse and leading my team to glory

The Jambo is a celebration of everything I value about ice fishing

Prepping for the main event on the last official business day in the ice office

Slow fishing, snow ramifications and one last day to myself

Strategic moves, more snow and a pretty little snake

Just a guess: The words “Hold my beer” were spoken moments before this ice fishing video begins.

There’s more to the day than telling stories and not catching fish

Battling through winter whiplash and making my mark on the flowage

You can’t make a fish eat, but you can extend a nice dinner invitation

I’m stuck at my house but my heart still hasn’t come home from the shack

A Wisconsin ice angler spears a 69-inch, 69-pound sturgeon that is estimated to be 54 years old. And it’s all captured on video.

Cutting through the fog and leading the Snake Chaser to fish

Super Bowl Sunday produced more than one winner

First fish, a beautiful Saturday and a new plan