Ice fishing is a winter pastime throughout many ... Check the ice with a spud bar on your way out and in the area where you plan to fish. While most game fish can be successfully targeted through ...

Often I'm sight fishing in less than 5 feet of water, so you can leave behind the electronics and possibly even an auger if the ice is thin enough that you can easily chip holes with a spud bar.

Ice fishing is a fun cold-weather activity and a ... Use an ice chisel or spud bar to strike the ice and evaluate conditions as you venture out. 3. Wear ice picks. If the ice breaks, picks help ...

If you want to go ice fishing, what should you bring? "I'd take a spud bar out just to check the ice out every couple of feet because you never know if you're going to get to a certain spot where ...

“Ice fishing is a do it at your own risk ... “Check before you go out, drill holes as you go. Take a spud bar and make sure ...

From the state where you are fishing. ∎ Spud bar. This is a long stick with a blade at the end that you use to test the ice’s thickness as you carefully step forward. It shouldn’t go ...

Essential gear for winter bass fishing: a light-action rod ... displays a solid smallmouth bass caught through the ice on a deep rock bar. / Craig Mazurek Tip-ups fished with 2- to 3-inch fatheads ...

After several years of bad conditions, the ice fishing is good again in Vermont ... Essential to this task is a specialized tool called a spud bar chisel, a chisel with a long handle that you ...

Ice fishing continues around the state and ice chunks ... Weigh-in is at 2 p.m. at Riley’s Bar and Grill in North Rose at the south end of the bay. The ice on Sodus Bay has been a solid 10 ...