<div><img src="https://nbcmontana.com/resources/media2/16x9/1920/1320/center/90/7dd03986-65f4-4421-8ab1-fe2d8938a652-ICEFISHINGPKG.jpg3.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is offering several Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) ice fishing workshops this winter in Kalispell, Havre and Helena.The works</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/elkodaily.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/e0/9e05810d-8890-405c-949c-0738d90bb30e/69713d463bef2.image.jpg?crop=1662,873,0,187&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>There is some good news, with a few waters reporting safe ice for ice fishing, though with the warning that ice thickness is variable at the lakes and extreme care</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/heraldbulletin.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/81/28121b85-35b8-5ffb-83a4-58cc1dd26b4e/53e688588d328.preview-620.jpg?crop=620,326,0,39" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The protracted cold spell and post-deer season have me checking the ice. I do not wish for cold weather, but if it arrives and stays long enough, I enjoy ice</div></div>
<div><img src="https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/11f55d2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/90/?url=http://ewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/b1/ed/03d59ecc45219aca074e9cd0e0bc/untitled-design.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Elkhart Lake's ice fishing season begins with safety reminders from local firefighters and fishermen about proper equipment and precautions.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://ccxmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/erry-Tuma-Fishing-Tip%EF%80%A2-Tip-Ups-.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>In this week’s CCX Ice Fishing Tip, Hall of Fame angler Terry Tuma talks about the use of tip-ups.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://gray-wbng-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/PJ2EWXZWQFDXDGRUQ6BSEUCL7M.png?auth=4c6eb76388047d95d9785a399d62e8d8661a0ebde87a558be21591a969fc90bd&width=1200&height=600&smart=true" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is hosting free ice fishing clinics at various New York parks.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://cbs6albany.com/resources/media2/16x9/627/1320/0x51/90/d75f17e5-35d4-4399-9652-b85c93c11e26-icefishingholefilephoto.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Two men died after falling through the ice while ice fishing Sunday night in the Town of Clifton, according to New York State Police.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/02/71/12/17535658/11/rawImage.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Two men are dead, and a child has survived, after their snowmobile plunged into a pond in St. Lawrence County in the Adirondacks while they were on an ice fishing outing, State Police said.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/01/FirstIce.jpg?fit=1200,1188&ssl=1" style="width: 100%;" /><div>"I love a perfectly rigged trap with a button threaded so I can place bait exactly where I want. I love precision amidst our harshest season."</div></div>
<div><img src="https://zeta.creativecirclecdn.com/ncn/original/20240110-120726-Top%205.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Here are the top stories for today as determined by our editorial staff and highest number of page views. More than 100 employees cut from North Star Health Alliance as state continues to …</div></div>
<div><img src="https://cnycentral.com/resources/media2/16x9/1280/1320/center/90/4be8e82c-6d91-4fc3-996f-6c97cf74d6fd-Ambulancegraphic.png" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The New York State Police said two people are dead after falling through ice in Clifton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/images/32080300640_53c835011e_b.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Two men who had been ice fishing on Chaumont Pond near Newton Falls were found dead on Sunday after their snowmobile fell through the ice.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/benningtonbanner.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/7f/c7fcff14-cf68-4981-8909-7b90af6f1b19/696a5a946c6bb.preview.png?crop=1194,627,2,0" style="width: 100%;" /><div>MONTPELIER — Vermont’s state-wide Free Ice Fishing Day is Saturday, January 31, 2026.</div></div>
<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>