BARNARD, Vt. (WCAX) - Explorers took to the ice banks of frozen lakes for Free Ice Fishing Day in Vermont. “We just wanted to come here because we’ve never been ice fishing before,” First ...

Ice fishing actually began out of true necessity ... Gadgets such as the Frabill Arctic Fire Tip-Up, are essentially hand line rigs with a built-in alert mechanism. Anglers utilizing tip-ups ...

Obviously those above the Mason Dixon Line will be stuck ice fishing for crappie, which can be an awesome time, but those further South can still catch open water crappie in the dead of winter. By ...

Finally, a winter where Jordan Bay froze enough to support ice fishing. While ice-angling never ... More often than not, the line was motionless as the cusk ingested the bait.