<div><img src="https://www.dispatch.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/01/16/NCOD/88213943007-usatsi-25519902.jpg?crop=2499,1407,x0,y57&width=2499&height=1407&format=pjpg&auto=webp" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Temperatures during the next five or six weeks are forecast to range from merely cold to frigid.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.montanaoutdoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/maxresdefault-259.webp" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Sponsors This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale interviews quite possibly the smartest person you will […]</div></div>
<div><img src="https://img.apmcdn.org/849be2563538d6bf82552cae13adbe8680b7200a/widescreen/129b72-20200214-ice-fishing06.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Throughout the holiday weekend, Minnesota residents can fish without a license if accompanied by a child 15 or younger. Kids in that age group never need a license to fish in the state but anyone older does.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.daytondailynews.com/resizer/v2/SF4MG3N2XY465EQ7VGJPIQQHKM.jpg?auth=37249670fc6cc029e1cdfef444ea8fc934b2f6f4f29e4a2c00e002e583ea284b&width=1200&height=630&smart=true" style="width: 100%;" /><div>“I’m not going out there. That’s crazy.” That was the response heard in our car one March when we visited Madison, Wisc.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/01/Optimized-IMG_5016.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1" style="width: 100%;" /><div>"Ice fishing is among my favorite outdoor pursuits. There’s no beating the feeling of guiding an incredible fish up through the hole," Nolan Raymond writes.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2421/files/2021/11/family-ice-fishing.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>(KNSI) - Minnesota families have a special opportunity this weekend to enjoy ice fishing together without need...</div></div>
<div><img src="https://cdn.forumcomm.com/dims4/default/d38a5ce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6048x4024+0+0/resize/1602x1066!/brightness/15x0/quality/90/?url=https://forum-communications-production-web.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/brightspot/2c/3c/93011b704421b835ce6ca2b88a73/extravaganza-1.JPG" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The Brainerd Jaycees are looking forward to inviting 10,000 of their closest friends back on the ice for the 2026 Ice Fishing Extravaganza.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://upnorthlive.com/resources/media2/16x9/1920/1320/center/90/d52f71ff-c513-4cb6-bc62-bcc0c68aaafe-c1e587929f254682b2e3e7ba6488c806.png" style="width: 100%;" /><div>ROSCOMMON COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- It's been a winter of mostly colder than average temperatures. That has many people going ice fishing.Ice fishing is a p</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/TRFOGA5RPRGCHLUK5QL22JHILM.jpeg?auth=02ab7e360590fe39ca3ffc59cdb96f77f47463ed2499114caf6c14f0695bd880&width=1280&smart=true&quality=90" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Strong westerly winds are in the forecast, which can cause shifting Lake Erie ice, stranding fishermen.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/guardonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/3c/f3c15395-7d16-5150-9f7e-d176fc40ca92/696948656cd08.image.jpg?crop=1761,925,0,126&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Justin Valske of Putney, Vt., keeps an eye on his ice fishing tips from inside his fishing shack on the Retreat Meadows in Brattleboro, Vt., on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/reformer.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/f2/af25f2d2-017b-5cdb-acb0-875d8b60991e/69693b03146fc.image.jpg?crop=1753,920,0,130&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>With ice measuring 5 to 9 inches thick, depending on the spot, people go ice fishing on the setbacks of the Connecticut River in Hinsdale, N.H., on Thursday, Jan. 15,</div></div>
<div><img src="https://swiftmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/pacific.swiftcom.com/images/sites/5/2026/01/14074956/fish-pic-owen-river-1024x768.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Hello Fellow anglers. A very happy “Naw” year to you all. The one good thing I enjoy about the new year is that the days are getting longer by one minute each day. But as...</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/hometownsource.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/00/70043587-bf1c-447f-9495-dbd97e7e2455/69658802898d2.image.jpg?crop=1530,803,0,81&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Minnesotans can fish statewide without a license when accompanied by a child age 15 or younger during Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend, set for Saturday, Jan. 17, through Monday,</div></div>
<div><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ogden_images/www.dailypress.net/images/2026/01/14152455/high-five-crop-brighten-1100x793.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>ESCANABA — Despite some messy conditions on the bay that forced some last-minute changes, the second women’s ice fishing clinic held in Delta County was a resounding success. After the first event in January 2025, which had roughly half the number of attendees, the women who came to the event coordinated by Corie Berrigan wanted […]</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.keloland.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2026/01/image_dd44f9.png?w=1280" style="width: 100%;" /><div>SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Warm weather and high winds have been impacting the ice at Lake Poinsett, causing a popular ice fishing tournament to be cancelled and ice shacks falling through the ice.…</div></div>
<div><img src="https://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2026/01/attachment-ice-fishing-extravaganza-edit.jpg?w=1200&q=75&format=natural" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Brainerd's Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Gull Lake is back, turning the ice into a bustling city as 10,000 anglers compete for prizes, including a truck, this January 31st.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Pearson1.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Outdoor recreation in Minnesota isn’t for the faint of heart. We spent a day at an ice fishing competition in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, where Mother Nature calls the shots, the fabric of community is thicker than denim, and tenacity is everything.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/01/Ice-Fish.png?fit=1200,800&ssl=1" style="width: 100%;" /><div>"The last few years have been rough for the ice fishing community in our area of the midcoast region," Chris Sargent writes.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/Ice-fishing-Wass-1.jpg?fit=1200,811&ssl=1" style="width: 100%;" /><div>"Partway out of the hole, the 5-inch lure unhooked from the togue, flew up toward me, and lodged perfectly inside one of my nostrils."</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/samessenger.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/17/c173ac86-8fe1-5add-99e9-e8898ab3927e/69665555a5574.image.jpg?crop=1763,926,0,124&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>VERMONT -- Ice fishing got an early start this winter with the cold weather that began in December which has resulted in more days to safely enjoy this fun and</div></div>