<div><img src="https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/v2/JABLZYR4LBCORPTGFSQCSJDIIY.jpg?auth=b70464ad08eb82601c77fdf74185dadf6e9b22ce3f841c1d3a100feb89f15ce5&width=1280&smart=true&quality=90" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Tupper Lake Northern Challenge gives away over $30K in cash and prizes</div></div>
<div><img src="https://swiftmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/mountain.swiftcom.com/images/sites/9/2026/01/27114541/622227044_1202359322042510_7984509469462342026_n-1024x820.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The 38th annual 3 Lakes Ice Fishing Contest wrapped up Sunday with 950 anglers hauling sleds and gear by hand across the variable ice. Unseasonably high temperatures forced a strict motorized vehicle ban on Lake...</div></div>
<div><img src="https://losalamosreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Credit-Jordan-Mitchell-Eagle-Nest-Lake-State-Park-Park-Superintendent_05.jpeg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Eagle Nest Lake State Park. Photo Courtesy Supt. Jordan Mitchell NEW MEXICO STATE PARKS NEWS RELEASE Eagle Nest Lake State Park opened for ice fishing this week after recent cold temperatures thick…</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.sevendaysvt.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/food1-teaser2.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The professional bass angler grew up in Louisiana. When he moved to Vermont, he thought winter fishing through the ice sounded crazy. Now, he’s all in.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/hometownsource.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/5a/a5adde37-b36d-41b8-aa23-a43f2f7fa71b/6977cae924212.image.jpg?crop=1560,819,0,2&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The annual trout ice fishing contest in Champlin is set for Saturday, Feb. 7. The Frostbite 500 will occur at the Champlin Trout Pond, 10377 French Lake Road, from 8-11</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.krqe.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2026/01/a0f138af-b030-4ee2-8572-4859b02582a3.jpeg?w=1280" style="width: 100%;" /><div>NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Eagle Nest Lake State Park is open for ice fishing this week after recent cold temperatures thickened the ice to safe levels. We once again welcome outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy…</div></div>
<div><img src="https://alpha.creativecirclecdn.com/riverreporter/original/20240117-095645-ice-fishing-hole-stock.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>At this point in winter, many of us are doing the same quiet math in our heads—how many more weeks until spring, how many more gray days, how many more icy mornings before the spring and summer …</div></div>
<div><img src="https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/gettyimages-2185521130-6977e9e824e40.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.846xh;0,0.0756xh&resize=1200:*" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Vermont's Free Ice Fishing Day is happening this Saturday, Jan. 31, allowing people without a fishing license to ice fish on any Vermont waterbody open to ice fishers.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://nbcmontana.com/resources/media/2da55fbd-58f8-4808-84c6-2dda3e64cc87-jumbo16x9_KECI_IceFishing_PKG.jpg?1670283554985" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program is hosting a two-day ice fishing workshop in Kalispell on Feb. 6 and 7 for women inte</div></div>
<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/01/Resized_20230106_180844.jpeg?fit=1199,540&ssl=1" style="width: 100%;" /><div>"The first flag tripped quickly. Then another. And another. Disbelief set in — not at the first hit, but as each flag tripped in turn."</div></div>
<div><img src="https://ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/www.post-journal.com/images/2026/01/25221919/ic-1-of-2-DO-01262026-Ice-Fishing-in-the-hut.-Chautauqua.-See-Story-for-Caption.-Rich-Davenport-Photo.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Winter doesn’t knock politely in Western New York. It kicks the door in, stomps snow across the living room, and dares you to complain. Lake Erie is 93 percent ice covered! Recent snowstorms, subzero temperatures, and winds that make you question your life choices can only mean one thing: ice fishing season is about to […]</div></div>
<div><img src="https://ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/www.observertoday.com/images/2026/01/25201855/ic-1-of-2-DO-01262026-Ice-Fishing-in-the-hut.-Chautauqua.-See-Story-for-Caption.-Rich-Davenport-Photo.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Winter doesn’t knock politely in Western New York. It kicks the door in, stomps snow across the living room, and dares you to complain. Lake Erie is 93 percent ice covered! Recent snowstorms, subzero temperatures, and winds that make you question your life choices can only mean one thing: ice fishing season is about to…</div></div>
<p>I just want to watch heated rivalry while ice fishing is that too much to ask for? </p>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/indexjournal.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/42/2424d1b6-4a8a-49c6-9a44-31ac526664da/697193c5dda86.image.jpg?crop=1662,873,0,187&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>“I call it Southern ice fishing,” said Tom Mundy, passing the time as the tiny jig tied to the end of his line made its way through the frigid water</div></div>
<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/01/MikeGear2.jpg?fit=1200,901&ssl=1" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Despite the cold temperatures, there was still plenty of activity at the 21st annual Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/willmarradio.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/4b/04b4f506-d42b-11ef-b404-77e68ba4d8e8/695be4f77de5f.image.jpg?crop=1278,671,0,128&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>(Spicer MN-) Spicer Winterfest continues this weekend, with events happening at Zorbaz, O'Neils and the Spicer Legion. Saturday's WCCEO Ice Fishing Tournament has been postponed until February 7, 2026, because of the cold weather.The Spicer Ice Castle was constructed on Saulsbury Beach last weekend, and will be officially lit next weekend. Saturday the 31st will be family fun day with many events taking place on Saulsbury Beach. The Polar Plunge begins behind Zorbaz at noon, there will be fireworks and the Fire on Ice Dance in a tent on the lake, featuring Bowling For Johns. To view a complete calendar of all the Winterfest action go to explorespicer.com.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/willmarradio.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/4b/04b4f506-d42b-11ef-b404-77e68ba4d8e8/695be4f77de5f.image.jpg?crop=1278,671,0,128&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>(Spicer MN-) Spicer Winterfest continues this weekend, with events happening at Zorbaz, O'Neils and the Spicer Legion. Saturday's WCCEO Ice Fishing Tournament has been cancelled because of the cold weather. The Spicer Ice Castle was constructed on Saulsbury Beach last weekend, and will be official lit next weekend. Saturday the 31st will be family fun day with many events taking place on Saulsbury Beach. The Polar Plunge begins behind Zorbaz at noon, there will be fireworks and the Fire on Ice Dance in a tent on the lake, featuring Bowling For Johns. To view a complete calendar of all the Winterfest action go to explorespicer.com.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/romesentinel.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/f2/cf272b3c-f088-11ef-b034-eb219177d61d/67b8d270dc2dd.image.png?crop=1143,600,0,22" style="width: 100%;" /><div>One day, I got the notion that I wanted to go ice fishing.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/01/Untitled-design-2026-01-23T204356.574.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The state’s largest event, the Long Lake ice fishing derby, kicks off today, and more events are scheduled through mid-March.</div></div>