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Tips for Sight Fishing Success
Tips for Sight Fishing Success By Steve Weisman I still remember when I moved to northwest Iowa in 1978. I saw the chain of lakes called the Iowa Great Lakes, [...]
Tip Up Fishing 101
Tip Up Fishing 101 By Nick Johnson When you break ice fishing down to a minimal level, a tip-up is about as simple and straightforward as it gets. This style [...]
Fish Differently for Different Fish
Fish Differently for Different Fish By Bob Jensen An angler new to ice-fishing and I were having a conversation recently about ice-fishing. He had some questions, and I tried to [...]
Method to the Madness
Method to the Madness: Drilling Patterns for Successful Ice Anglers By Rod Woten Ice augers have come a long way in the past 20 years. From the old hand-crank spoon [...]
In Search of the Perch Bonanza!
In Search of the Perch Bonanza! By Steve Weisman Anglers will travel great distances on ice when it comes to chasing perch. In the Hawkeye state, one of the go-to [...]
First Ice Panfish
First Ice Panfish By Bob Jensen Ice-fishing is getting closer every day. For the past few days there’s been a skim of ice on the pond early in the morning, [...]
Iowa Ice Hotspots for Crappie
By Ben Leal November of 2019 will be remembered by the sudden blast of cold that blew into the State early in the month…Anglers across Iowa, especially those in the [...]
Fishing: The Good Old Days are Now
Fishing: The Good Old Days are Now By Bob Jensen I think my open water fishing trips for 2019 are over. As I was storing some of my open water [...]
Catch’Em When Others Can’t
Catch'Em When Others Can't By Bob Jensen When you’re ice-fishing, just like when you’re open water fishing, there are days when the fish get finicky. They might be finicky due [...]
Winter Panfish Preview on the Iowa Great Lakes
Winter Panfish Preview on the Iowa Great Lakes By Steve Weisman With the entire open water panfishing so outstanding on the Iowa Great Lakes, ice fishermen can hardly wait to [...]
