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Common Hole Patterns For Ice Fishing Success

Common Hole Patterns For Ice Fishing Success By Ben Leal There’s nothing quite like getting out on the ice and finding yourself over a stack of fish after you’ve punched a hole through the ice. When this happens your confidence level skyrockets because you’ve just picked the spot! After what seems like an eternity all […]

A Day on the Ice with… Me!

A Day on the Ice with… Me! By Rod Woten One of the questions I hear several times every ice season as I’m presenting seminars or making retail in-store appearances is, “what’s it like to be an Ice Team Pro?” Simply put, it is AWESOME! I get to travel the ice belt and talk about […]

Iowa Great Lakes Fishing Guide John Campbell Chosen to the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame

Iowa Great Lakes Fishing Guide John Campbell Chosen to the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame By Steve Weisman Among the list of inductees into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame is longtime fishing educator, tournament angler and local fishing guide John Campbell. Campbell says with a smile, “It’s exciting and a great honor. […]

The Bad Ice Angler

The Bad Ice Angler By Rod Woten Throughout my years in the ice fishing industry, I’ve fished more lakes than I can count from one end of the ice belt to the other. During this time, I’ve noticed several things that ice anglers do or don’t do that causes them to struggle. These things don’t […]

Backwater Hardwater

Backwater Hardwater By Rod Woten Ask any ice angler from Iowa what their favorite fishery is and you’ll hear names like Brushy Creek, Clear Lake, Spirit Lake or Okoboji. For good reason those are all near the top of everyone’s list. There’s another fishery on the state’s eastern seaboard that you don’t hear mentioned much. […]

Ice Fishing 2024 Predictions

Ice Fishing 2024 Predictions By Rod Woten As I sit here at my keyboard, the Dakotas are getting their first snowfall of the ‘24-25 season. Local temperatures have dropped from the seventies to the 50’s and overnight temps will be teasing the freezing mark. If this is truly the arrival of winter, then it has […]

It is Never to Late to Start Ice Fishing

It is Never to Late to Start Ice Fishing By Todd Reed I have been ice fishing since junior high school, or let’s just say, a long time ago. I can still remember that first time stepping onto the river backwater, it was an eerie feeling, but the feeling of anticipation and excitement soon overtook […]

End of Year Reflection on Fishing Season

End of Year Reflection on Fishing Season By Todd Reed The leaves are now orange and on the ground, another fishing season is coming to an end. While this season is coming to a close another ice fishing season is around the corner. However, as anglers we all need to take a few minutes and […]

What it is like to be a Tournament Bass Angler

What it is like to be a Tournament Bass Angler By Todd Reed Bass tournaments are the ultimate fishing thrill. The feeling that you get at 5am as you hop in your boat and face your competitors for the day is like no other. I have been fishing tournaments for twenty-five years and there is […]

Farm Ponds at their Finest

Farm Ponds at their Finest By Kent Boucher Fishing in Iowa is a diverse experience. Two heavyweight rivers set the borders on the East and West banks where 100 pound flatheads and extraterrestrial looking paddlefish wait for willing anglers. Flowing in stark contrast to those monstrous border waters are the pristine cold water creeks of […]

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