First ice is nearly here-and that can mean only one thing…ice fishing!  The first forays onto hardwater, in my eyes anyway; stirs up something deep in the soul akin to a religious experience.  There is a direct correlation, as after all, we as mere mortals are indeed walking on water.  Not God-just God like, as we once again gingerly place our feet onto the beautiful playing field the creator has so generously laid before us in full...

Species Specifics BOLD IS BETTER THAN BASHFUL when it comes to the use of livebait to tempt big walleyes. I use a straightforward system that relies on large, lively chubs presented below tip-ups to tempt big fish. Big wall­eyes are finely tuned feeding machines that do their best to fill their bellies quickly, which is why they find it hard to resist a big chub. Retro system? Yes, but it works, especially when you fine tune the...