Our experts reviewed and ranked the best ice fishing lures for walleye, perch, crappie, trout, and more. These are our top picks baits, jigs, and spoon lures.

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Bluegill are decent in the main basin with small ice jigs tipped with multiple spikes. Here is the nature pic of the week. TTYL — Ken Husker O’Malley Husker Outdoors Waterwerks fishing team ...

Smallmouth Bass Ice Fishing Tips: Lures, Baits and Gear You may need to upsize your tackle a bit for smallies, simply because they inhabit deeper water. Therefore, you'll need a heavier lure and a ...

The absolute best thing that you can have if you are planning on going ice fishing is a friend with a power auger. It’s a tough job to drill all the holes you are going to need.

Ice is even building in such places as Chicago’s south suburbs, southwestern Michigan and northwest Indiana. Ice fishing there should be on in the next few days.

Top-water lures, plastic worms or jig and pigs are the best lures. Bluegill and redear fishing is good with worms. Catfish are biting all types of catfish bait.

When it comes to fishing, I like to think I am versatile enough not to have a favorite lure. That can be a real handicap because conditions often dictate the type of presentations you should use.

After sunrise, small spoons are worth a try. The best trout fishing is in the deeper holes above Spider Creek. Power generation at Beaver Dam is typically in the afternoon.

Jigs are tipped with grubs and lowered down to the fish. As a fly fisherman and fly tier, I add hand-tied nymphs; either a pheasant tail, gold-ribbed hares’ ear or similar, 8 to 12 inches above ...