<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 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>
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/starcitytv.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/c6/1c63bde3-1bb3-4679-9a69-0ca0f60d90df/6973d2e92abdb.preview.png?crop=1280,672,0,23&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Tippecanoe County Parks warns visitors to avoid ice fishing and skating on ponds or lakes after the winter storm. Ice conditions remain unsafe and unpredictable.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://townsquare.media/site/99/files/2026/01/attachment-ice-fishing.jpg?w=1200&format=natural" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's help reeling in whoever snagged a Burns resident's ice fishing gear.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/R2DTBR7ZOBFEFHEJ6ZBGFPMCWY.jpeg?auth=59f9b9286bd3adf52491542f078d44c8ecbe7ccda82dadacb84b625689ca51ec&width=1280&smart=true&quality=90" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Anglers wait impatiently for good, solid ice in order to flock to the well-stocked Cleveland Metroparks ponds and lakes each winter to enjoy some of the finest rainbow trout fishing of the year.</div></div>
<div><img src="https://www.northjersey.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/01/20/PNJM/88271728007-118260267.jpg?crop=6292,3540,x0,y209&width=3200&height=1801&format=pjpg&auto=webp" style="width: 100%;" /><div>With winter in full swing, ice fishing is back in New Jersey. Check out photos from North Jersey.</div></div>
I smiled with anticipation as I attached my ice fishing sled to the back of my snowmobile. I knew of a secret little walleye lake that rarely gets fishing pressure. The lake is 5 miles from the ...
When the event first began in 2005, around 100 fishers registered. Participation has grown to 20 times that number ...
Two men are dead, and a child has survived, after their snowmobile plunged into a pond in St. Lawrence County in the ...
There are "about 4-5 months of cold winter weather where the lakes freeze over enough to get some quality ice fishing in," according to Pure Michigan.
<div><img src="https://swiftmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/mountain.swiftcom.com/images/sites/9/2026/01/22133504/IMG_6551-2-1024x768.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Anglers heading to the 38th annual 3 Lakes Ice Fishing Contest this weekend will need to leave their snowmobiles and ATVs on the trailer this year. Safety concerns regarding unseasonably warm weather and thin ice sparked a...</div></div>
<div><img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b10ac5f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4071x2290+0+414/resize/1200x675!/quality/90/?url=http://npr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/ad/43/6de108114f9698b864608e226305/burbotbash.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Anglers should keep an eye out for patchy, windblown and variable ice conditions, and take extra cautions this season.</div></div>
<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>