The Ice Fishing Newsletter

Excitement reeled in during Family Ice Fishing Day in Milford

<div><img src="https://gray-wabi-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/JJYKP53VGRHXHMTB73AW4CG5VQ.png?auth=124e3380a35da30c3e3f945522216fdc87bfda9694f53a8c28228b16912eae3c&width=1200&height=600&smart=true" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The 2026 Family Ice Fishing Day took place at Pickerel Pond off Stud Mill Road in Milford. The event was hosted by the Maine Youth Fish & Game Association.</div></div>

Lake St. Clair Metropark ice fishing | Brother Nature

There's no shortage of opportunities at the Huron Clinton Metroparks. And that includes during the coldest conditions in the ...

Angler lands record crappie while ice fishing during Super Bowl

“I thought it was a walleye the whole time, even when I got it up into the ice hole.” ...

Arctic freeze gives Upstate NY angler epic ice fishing opportunity: ‘Action was nonstop’

For the first time in 11 years, Owasco Lake is frozen enough for Freddy Kuang, of Endicott, to get way out on the hardwater ...

The best ice fishing tip | Thundermist quick fishing tip

Hello folks, today I'd like to share with you a quick fishing tip on ice fishing. I have a lot of tips to share, though if I ...

"Battle on Bago" underway in Oshkosh without ice fishing event

<div><img src="https://fox11online.com/resources/media2/16x9/4030/1320/0x200/90/b60ffd7b-9930-4a29-a2fb-b43861c9c66f-MerrittAvenuelandingclosedtovehiclesonLakeWinnebagoinOshkosh.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- It bills itself as Wisconsin's largest ice fishing tournament, but for the second time in three years, warm weather concerns on Lake Winnebago</div></div>

Ice racing, ice fishing, and a busy winter in Delta County

<div><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ogden_images/www.dailypress.net/images/2026/02/18151828/Great-Lakes-Ice-Racing-2-15-26-1100x619.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>If you’ve driven through town on a winter weekend lately, you may have noticed something. Parking lots full. More trucks at the gas stations. Breakfast spots with a steady hum of conversation. Out-of-state plates mixed in with local regulars. Winter in Delta County has always had its rhythm, but this year with more snow and […]</div></div>

Ice Fishing in Style

<div><img src="https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/25109-bob-houses-6998a485454ae.png?crop=1.00xw:1.00xh;0,0&resize=1200:*" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Bob houses that make ice fishing a little more fun!</div></div>

Crappies And Sunfish Fill The Gap As Walleye Season Comes To A Close

<div><img src="https://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2023/11/attachment-Glen-Schmitt-ice-fishing-2023.jpg?w=1200&q=75&format=natural" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Warm weather has impacted ice fishing conditions in central Minnesota, as walleye season wraps up. Anglers are pivoting to panfish while larger vehicles struggle to access the ice.</div></div>

The allure of Lake Roosevelt's rainbows

<div><img src="https://thumb.spokesman.com/g1UD8BLwQLIxgvWD9XGeoFjTbV4=/1200x630/smart/media.spokesman.com/photos/2026/02/20/6998b9ceef022.hires.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Many Eastern Washington anglers who avoid ice fishing have the same idea in January and February.</div></div>

Warm weather compromises Lake Erie ice fishing: NE Ohio fishing report

<div><img src="https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/TUMEZI2PCJBWXEOH26MA3OCZXE.jpeg?auth=82ecd8e5b5c5fcf6feb6e3b024eaded176c1daf525fb079c74750d34c498a7cb&width=1280&smart=true&quality=90" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The treacherous ice on western Lake Erie has cancelled the Lake Erie Walleye Trail’s Bay’s Edge Ice Shootout tournament for Saturday, Feb. 28.</div></div>

Could Have Been Better

<div><img src="https://magazine.outdoornebraska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DrillingHoles.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Like many I have taken an interest in the winter olympics the past couple weeks. They would have been better if they included ice fishing!</div></div>

Lake Champlain is frozen over. How do people know when it's safe to go ice fishing?

<div><img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/380027e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2268+0+378/resize/1200x675!/quality/90/?url=http://npr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/2a/30/28bab45741dbabe0555c42dcc59d/mike-fishing2-vermontpublic-poux-20260206.JPG" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Ice is unavoidable during winter on the Champlain Islands. Surrounded on all sides by an icy expanse, islanders embrace this seasonal terrain — as a place to walk the dog, to skate and to fish.</div></div>

Ice fishing fun

<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/hometownsource.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/0d/f0d5da82-975d-4944-887b-5eec4d9a281c/69949b658223a.image.jpg?crop=1247,655,0,503&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Click here to view this item from hometownsource.com.</div></div>

‘I like the suspense of it’: Wisconsin high schools prepare for state ice fishing championship

<div><img src="https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Kiel-Ice-Fishing-Team.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The Wisconsin Interscholastic Fishing Association organizes the sport to get students involved in the outdoors and promote interest in ice fishing.</div></div>

Winter Fest ice fishing

<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/apg-wi.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/17/f17c4c3e-11d3-43ff-b750-0f7d1de8f940/69932619197fc.image.jpg?crop=1280,672,0,144&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Click here to view this article from apg-wi.com.</div></div>

Arctic freeze gives Upstate NY angler epic ice fishing opportunity: ‘Action was nonstop’

<div><img src="https://www.thisiscny.com/resizer/v2/XJ2HVOTVFVBZZOG6K4ERJBBOWI.jpg?smart=true&auth=d5d24e6296e4b99f5ecf83ccfee2057957e308467f88f743ce3e9c5036ce7128&width=1200&height=630" style="width: 100%;" /><div>A roundup of reader-submitted fish photos for Feb. 2026</div></div>

Weather bringing ice fishing season to early end

<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/communitynewspapergroup.com/content/tncms/custom/image/dccaba74-a5ff-11e6-b9f5-534c48a48e07.jpg?resize=600,274" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Ice fishing for winter 2026 is rapidly coming to an end in Iowa, including at traditional late season lakes across the far north part of the state.</div></div>

Battle on Bago cancels ice fishing portion due to poor conditions; rest of event still on

<div><img src="https://fox11online.com/resources/media2/16x9/4736/1320/0x738/90/55a4ad10-7e0e-426c-824f-132c28cdf95b-TimSweetDirectUploader18Feb202620_40UTC2.jpeg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>For the second time in three years, Mother Nature is wreaking havoc on a popular fishing tournament and fundraiser in the Fox Valley.</div></div>

Battle on Bago cancels ice fishing portion due to poor ice conditions, event still a go

<div><img src="https://s.yimg.com/os/en/wfrv_articles_965/4ced1c9bb5933659b724941e4a60c21c" style="width: 100%;" /><div>OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – For ice fishers looking forward to fishing on the ice for the Battle on Bago, you’ll unfortunately have to wait. Organizers announced on Facebook late on Wednesday night that wh...</div></div>