Anyone who's ever fished Lake Winnipeg through the ice knows how challenging and intimidating it can be for the do-it-yourself angler, especially novices to the big lake. Few lakes within easy driving ...

KEWAUNEE COUNTY (WLUK) -- With the weather beginning to look a lot like spring, there's a reminder from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for those venturing out on the ice. Permanent ice ...

SHAWANO, Wis. (WAOW) — This winter if you were looking for more options to rent ice fishing shacks on smaller lakes, one Shawano man has an idea. He created a website that takes the concept of an ...

Unseasonably warm weather resulting in weakened ice could lead to an early end of the ice fishing season throughout Michigan. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has set dates for shanty ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI – They say, “a bad day fishing is better than a good day’s work.” But that probably wasn’t the case for a few fishermen on the St. Marys River in Chippewa County in Michigan’s ...

Fourteen inches of ice and a couple inches of snow make a frozen Lake Altoona a virtual ice shack city. Hundreds of anglers set up shop in hopes of reeling in dinner. But, some of these fishermen and ...

Every winter, tiny shelters pop up on frozen lakes across the country. Their purpose is quaint and simple: to provide a warm ...

"So, I'm sittin' there minding my own business, when the fish house next to me stands up and walks away." The trauma of getting skunked after a day on the ice would seem like nothing compared to the ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR is reminding ice anglers that it will soon be time to remove their permanent ice shanties from Wisconsin’s waters. Local lakes have lost several inches. Driving ...

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Imagine an icy, windswept lake. A village of shanties signals the presence of parka-clad fisherfolk in camp chairs, eager to escape the bustle of family and, if they’re lucky, bring home a walleye.

"That’s the house there, the one with the TV antenna," Bill Otto said as he drove up to the posh house just off Road A near Isle. Ted Zabrosky was there to welcome his friend from Rochester, help him ...