While skiing and snowboarding are often what first come to mind when people think of Utah and winter recreation, ice fishing is another great way to get outside and enjoy ...

Since fish are cold-blooded creatures, colder water temperatures significantly slow their activity. Thick ice and snow cover reduces light penetration, which slows underwater photosynthesis, depleting ...

A few notes on winter trout fishing from George Spangler: • In this region, the catch-and-release, barbless-hooks-only season on selected streams goes through April 1, when all the region is open for ...

A tip-up, also known as a fish trap, ice trap, or tilt, is a stationary device that suspends line and live bait under the ice. Once a fish takes the bait, the reel spins, and the angler is alerted of ...

Today's Fishing Q&A is about a wide variety of things; water depth, frozen water, and timid trout. Question 1: What's the ...

Ice fishing is a winter pastime throughout many northern communities. Once lakes, ponds, and backwaters freeze solid, anglers drill holes through the ice and present a mixture of live and artificial ...

Anglers are enjoying the “hard water” that is covering many of the lakes across Pennsylvania as ice fishing is officially here. Anglers are drilling holes through several inches of ice to catch ...

Champlin hosts the Frostbite 500 Trout Ice Fishing Contest on February 7, 2026, with prizes for the largest catches.

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing reveal how mountain trout became a surprising culinary lesson.