Whether it’s your first time out on the hard water or the hundredth, a good ice fishing reel is one of the most important pieces of gear. There are a bunch of options out there—from inline to spinning ...

In certain areas of the United States and Canada during the winter, fishermen engage in ice fishing, where anglers drill a hole in thick ice and drop their lines through the hole to try to catch fish.

Claire Sebald holds (while Salmon the wirehair griffon sniffs) a 30-inch lake trout caught with the author near Ely, Minn.

Door County ice fishing is thriving this season with thick, snow-free ice. Guides say it’s the best ice fishing in years.