Fishing duo Cole & Jay prove that freezing temperatures can actually ignite a "fire" winter crappie bite deep within a local creek. More than 1,400 stores are set to close across the US in 2026.

I’d ice fished rivers for crappie before, but never did very well. Then, during an impromptu trip with lifelong fishing buddies to a small river system in southern New England, we hit a crappie bite ...