<div><img src="https://gray-wsaw-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/BWFDLIZK5ZE6DLFCQTNS7VZ2OE.jpg?auth=dd900ff0a26ab528ba42d13704d5793962363b88e40ae4d67957b42179119d33&width=1200&height=600&smart=true" style="width: 100%;" /><div>With temperatures rising, it’s important to remember safety comes first when planning to do some of your favorite winter activities.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/www.observertoday.com/images/2026/03/06234115/Pic-1-of-2-DO-03072026-Black-crappies.-SEE-STORY-FOR-CAPTION.-Darrin-Schwenbeck-photo.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>In Western New York, the end of the ice fishing season can feel a little bittersweet. The augers get put away, the shanties head back to the garage, and anglers start staring at open water like kids waiting for the school bell to ring. Here’s the good news: when the ice disappears, the crappies wake…</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/thc-l-icefishing-030526-01.jpg?w=1024&h=683" style="width: 100%;" /><div>When Caroline Socha’s 10-year-old son Jacob Trantolis went ice fishing last month, the pair never expected they would spark a debate that would put them in the fishing history books.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/authoring-images/2026/02/26/NMP2/88882364007-fish-1-a.jpeg?auto=webp&crop=4280,2405,x2,y1590&format=pjpg&width=1200" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Ice fishing on Canandaigua Lake offers fresh, delicious fish. Learn why cold water makes fish taste better.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/03/2137.jpg?fit=1200,827&ssl=1" style="width: 100%;" /><div>"Set traps in a line, drop shiners down and wait. Maybe move one if nothing happens. It doesn’t feel like reading water or matching hatches. It feels more like spreading out and hoping. Which is why I decided to try something different."</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/newportvermontdailyexpress.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/53/a533cd60-0ccf-4192-af78-00b9669e2e45/69a9ea9978609.image.jpg?crop=1000,525,0,71" style="width: 100%;" /><div>BRIGHTON — Young anglers from across the region took to the ice for the 20th annual Tri-County Kids Ice Fishing Tournament, held Feb. 27 through March 1, with weigh-ins and</div></div>
<div><img src="https://gray-wilx-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/53Q7P6GXTNEK7GRFSC5MIJSFUM.jpg?auth=80f53bdf4d231193982775837bf66103c7ae36889db12295187474bbfac464c9&width=1200&height=600&smart=true" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an ice fishing accident that claimed the life of a 74-year-old man from Laingsburg.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.wlns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2026/03/DJI_0715_590b41.jpg?w=1280" style="width: 100%;" /><div>LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– A 74-year-old Laingsburg man died on Thursday after falling through the ice on Lake Victoria in Clinton County while ice fishing. A man was resuced after falling throug…</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/dailygazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/41/b412cc56-0e79-41b4-9ac4-979376274913/69a71b4c214aa.image.jpg?crop=1172,615,0,576" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Learn about the exciting annual ice fishing derby in Saranac Lake, featuring stocked fish, cash prizes, and a grand prize fishing charter.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/buffalonews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/4d/d4d396c8-0972-43c7-b981-7037857c5497/69a86edbac5de.preview.png?crop=1241,652,4,602&resize=1200,631&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Warmer temperatures are impacting safe ice conditions, especially along the shoreline.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.mlive.com/resizer/v2/K3UN32SVB5GL5FFAX5KMOWYRSU.JPG?auth=136b3928075bc8776c5d7a20f0abaf3d5b0f11abc01418d752ad3d4bb23ed9ed&width=1280&smart=true&quality=90" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The group initially thought it was a Northern pike.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.kaaltv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ice-fishing-house.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The first deadline for Minnesota anglers to remove their ice fishing houses from lakes is Monday, March 2.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2026/03/02/Screenshot_2-3-2026_16718_www.bing.com_r1200x630.jpeg?b7d505e466ff31ef2a911eceee85296b69915698" style="width: 100%;" /><div>A Troy man drowned over the weekend while ice fishing on Spar Lake in Northwest Montana, authorities reported Monday.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2421/files/2022/01/ice-fishing-shelters.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says anglers have until midnight tonight to remove thei...</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/apg-wi.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/20/92000289-cc22-4b5e-ab45-fa5b55c78712/69a59fd719e44.image.jpg?crop=1763,926,0,124&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>More than 900 registered anglers packed the ice Saturday for the annual Neighborly Bar Ice Fishing Tourney in Ashland, competing across eight species categories for a share of $10,000 in</div></div>
<div><img src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/63/42/26/30287250/5/rawImage.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Posts about the fish have drawn hundreds of comments from across the U.S. trying to identify its species.</div></div>
An Avid angler shares what it's like to go ice fishing for the first in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and 6 other spots you can try it this winter.
Wilderness Sports is offering an ice fishing essentials basket at a discount for any fishers still ready to go out.
Though the weather in southeastern Minnesota is getting closer to spring-like, ice on many local water bodies is still well-suited for ice fishing.
Lake Winnebago's ice fishing season is winding down as rising temps make conditions unsafe. One local club has already pulled its bridges.