Even before official ice-out, warming conditions have weakened lake ice; what appears frozen may no longer support weight, with 4 inches of clear ice the general minimum for safe foot travel.

Like any style of fishing, ice fishing definitely has a learning curve. Even as an avid fly and spin fisherman with loads of diverse experience, my first time stepping out onto the ice was ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Arctic temperatures have anglers cutting holes in thick ice to go fishing, a welcome change after the warmer than usual winters in recent years. From ponds and lakes to the broad, ...

Black, crystal clear ice on the north end of Chautauqua Lake was about 6 inches on Saturday, with small yellow perch and white perch eager to bite. Photo by Rich Davenport Winter doesn’t knock ...

Elsa and Anna, characters featured in the animated Disney movie “Frozen,” have nothing on the frigid folks in Pennsylvania as we endure a prolonged cold snap of record low temperatures and plenty of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Angling experts along the Lake Erie shoreline and around the Buckeye State are calling this winter’s ice fishing the best in decades, and the end is not in sight. Slightly warmer ...

How Much of the Bottom Does My Fish Finder See While Ice Fishing?; Why Ciscoes are My Favorite Fish to Pull Through the Ice; and Why the Best Ice Fishing Is Where Other Anglers Won’t Go. | Joe Shead ...