The last item, ice fishing, was a little trickier. With the lack of good safe ice, I had limited opportunities to scout for a location that had an aggressive panfish bite taking place.

He said ice fishing started about a week late this season. "On a normal year here in the southeastern part of Wisconsin, people can start ice fishing generally between Christmas and New Year ...

Trevor Janes was optimistic about McHenry and Lake counties' ice fishing season after Christmas weekend's cold snap. The subzero temperatures built 7 to 8 inches of ice on Johnsburg's Pistakee Bay.

A pre-Christmas forecast with below zero temperatures and snow showers mixed in, contributing to road closures and icy conditions elsewhere, will likely spell gloom for all but the most super ...

Offshore fishing three days before Christmas by: Cindy Bahe. Posted: Dec 22, 2023 / 06:31 PM CST. ... During a time when people are normally ice fishing, ...

Look close to see what looks like a muskie in ice, using Christmas trees for crappie and a question on fishing DuSable Harbor are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

“I don’t know what the future holds for ice fishing there this year,” Anderson said. There was a brief layer of ice on the lake for two or three days around Christmas. “And then it ...

And on the lake, old Christmas trees can be an aid for getting around during the ice fishing season. "We put one every 16th-of-a-mile and they're a safety deal for the fisherman," Don Herman said.

I’m hearing 3-6 inches of ice on most places. I do recommend that if you’re going the first time for the season that you go where others are fishing.