A tip-up, also known as a fish trap, ice trap, or tilt, is a stationary device that suspends line and live bait under the ice. Once a fish takes the bait, the reel spins, and the angler is alerted of ...

Hello folks. We're deep into the winter months now and as always it's still the perfect time to go fishing. Today we're out on the ice, just north of Kingston Ontario, geared up with tip-ups, ...

SPOONER - The sun has at least two lives in winter. Its power was on full display on a recent clear morning in eastern Burnett County. First it slanted down to the snow-covered surface of Lipsett Lake ...

Why Jigging for Pike is More Fun Than Tip-Ups Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers in pursuit of perch, ...

Today we're out here fishing for smelts using tiny Stingnose Jigging Spoons to jig up smelt after smelt after smelt. I prefer to tip my Stingnose with a little piece of plastic to help entice that ...

QUINCY — With an extra cold January, Saturday's 62nd Quincy Chain-of-Lakes Tip-Up Festival is expected to be safe on the Marble Lake ice. Tip-Up started as an ice fishing contest with snowmobile races ...

Here is the weekly report from Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in northwest Minnesota and adjacent areas of northern Minnesota for Monday, March 31, 2025. CO Ben Huener (Roseau) ...

Last week we aired a story about someone who was out ice fishing on Black Pond in Paul Smith’s. Pretty quickly after the story aired, we heard from several listeners who said ice fishing wasn’t ...