When it comes to first ice, walleye fishing can be incredible—but only if you know where to go and what to use. In this early ice walleye guide, Jason Mitchell shares expert insights on location strategy, lure selection, and tactics to help you catch more walleye at first ice. Master the season’s best opportunities before the crowds move in.
As fall approaches, walleye often prefer larger, bulkier baits. Learn how to increase the size and profile of your jigs and lures to target these fall feeding fish.
Lake trout tend to stay relatively deep during the open water season, but late fall is a prime opportunity to target them in shallower water.
A simple must-have piece of gear that can make all the difference in preventing freeze over when ice fishing with tip ups.
Jason Mitchell explains why a spring bobber is not the ticket for fishing larger panfish baits and how to rig your ice rod for success.
Jason Mitchell shares his top 3 go-to baits when ice fishing for suspended basin panfish and why bigger is better when beginning your search.
Jason Mitchell breaks down why looking for soft bottoms, weeds, and slight depressions in shallow bays are a hotspot for early ice panfish.
Ice fishing walleye in shallow water can be highly productive if you know how to target these aggressive fish.
Jason Mitchell explains the best type of spooler reel and how to reduce line twist when targeting panfish through the ice.
Pulling your ice sled by hand can be a real chore, but you can make things a lot easier on yourself with this one simple modification.
The cold weather has finally started to sweep across the ice belt and lakes across northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas are starting to lock…
