<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://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://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>
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.
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.
In this snowy video we take our kid's 5th wheel camper trailer on a winter camping trip! Our power wheels truck tows the rig with ...
<div><img src="https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Jake-copy.jpg?w=1200" style="width: 100%;" /><div>An engineering student was ice fishing when he heard shouts for help, and discovered a half-submerged older man hanging on for dear life.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/winonadailynews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/ab/9ab99c1d-dfc1-5c8d-a7b4-02e3fc9e200b/69a08c8bab29e.preview.jpg?crop=1000,525,27,73" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Experience the hilarious An Ice Fishing Musical: Guys on Ice at Viterbo University on March 7. Enjoy laughter, songs, and ice fishing insight.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://kubrick.htvapps.com/vidthumb/338f6be8-148b-4c61-bc85-7b2db9c407ed/ec572597-65b4-4282-a5a1-cfc4d6ada465.jpg?crop=1.00xw:1.00xh;0,0&resize=1200:*" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Meredith Bay transforms into a winter wonderland of ice fishing enthusiasts when Lake Winnipesaukee freezes over.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://gray-wabi-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/43TMOG4VIFGCTKGQTXHBMJOSVU.png?auth=b5f2acb5c5c3a72ea754356967dfb95573999a84379a8a5112ba99c18fced3e0&width=1200&height=600&smart=true" style="width: 100%;" /><div>There will be door prizes along with cash prizes for the largest lake trout and cusk.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/gmtoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/db/2db69c48-f8ad-4996-bb4f-2a99613c8a6d/69a043330cb4b.image.jpg?crop=1069,561,56,181" style="width: 100%;" /><div>High schools in Washington County celebrate their fishing teams' successes and experiences in the 2026 ice fishing season.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/hometownsource.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/05/805ab0e2-26ec-4740-83c3-f470e82b4a3c/699c79a5c2f1e.image.jpg?crop=1218,639,8,295&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Laurie Schommer, of Isanti, was the winner of the Princeton Lions annual ice fishing contest on Green Lake Sunday, Feb. 22, with her catch of a 2.45-pound northern pike. Schommer</div></div>
<div><img src="https://gray-wluc-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/KBDPX5RZIBHXVI6GY3M264N27I.png?auth=22c8ff73fbd8b15e0cbdfbaa770ba9f96d9f28f80be3a79a1ee943b19892be43&width=1200&height=600&smart=true" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Wilderness Sports is offering an ice fishing essentials basket at a discount for any fishers still ready to go out.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/chetekalert.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/7d/f7d1a243-d96c-4b60-85eb-2de33302b919/699f35328f49c.image.jpg?crop=224,224,184,20&resize=200,200&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The Chetek Amvets Post No. 25 hosted the Doug “Digger” Robinson Memorial Just for Kids Ice Fishing Contest on Saturday, Feb. 21. The 17th annual event honored the late Doug</div></div>
<div><img src="https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/db3fddb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/532x299+5+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/90/?url=http://ewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/d8/91/0c4fa4434932be2ce258fc3bc570/screenshot-2025-02-16-at-4-47-04-pm.png" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Lakeview is not a community that gets cold feet, once again hosting a major ice fishing competition: the National Ice Fishing Championship.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/02/Untitled-design-2026-02-24T201304.567.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1" style="width: 100%;" /><div>"Because every once in a while, the ice rewards your patience in a way that makes all the cold, slow days worthwhile."</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wvnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/80/98041b3e-8aba-459d-bb38-9aba0e8c26b8/6999b1e056532.image.jpg?crop=1246,654,0,83&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>McHENRY -- Valentines Day celebrates love, connection, and catching hearts. But for some, there’s the additional action of catching fish.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/gcdn/presto/2022/02/12/PGRB/d34e707c-567e-4896-95f9-5acbb427c5fb-GPG_sturgeonspearing_021222_SK27.jpg?crop=4468,2514,x0,y83&width=3200&height=1801&format=pjpg&auto=webp" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The DNR sets deadlines to remove shanties that aren't removed daily to help prevent them from breaking through the ice as spring approaches.</div></div>