Ice Fishing Tips

Ice Fishing Tips

The following lists some random tips that may help you catch your under-ice fish:
You need to make sure before you begin ice fishing that there is about 3 to 4 inches of solid frozen thick ice. Otherwise, you can fall through, or the water in this area may still be too warm for certain types of fish to bite. Ask people where the ‘fishing hot spots’ are. You don’t necessarily have to fish there, as there will probably be a lot of fishers at that particular spot. Instead, you can fish at an area similar to it.

In shallow water, you can watch the fish swim up to your bait and check it out. If lots of them just look and swim away, something’s wrong. You’ve either got the wrong bait, moving action, etc. Check different things to try and solve this problem.

Most people will move after a few minutes with no biting, and this is good, but when fishing for some certain types of fish, such as walleye, it’s best to wait it out if you get no bites at first.

Walleye Ice Fishing Tips

Recently, walleye are one of the most commonly ice-fished fish. Magazines and books are still being written filled with tips on catching these little buggers. However, sometimes they can be tricky to catch. Walleyes tend to bite closest to dawn and dusk, since they are sensitive to light. The best way to catch hold of walleyes is the ‘jigging’ method, but the ‘tip-up’ works as well. Try aggressive jigging at first to catch the fish, then gradually get smoother with your method. Normally something around the middle will work. The normal tackle you’ll want for catching walleyes includes a 6 to 8 lb line, hooked minnow, open-faced spinning reel, slip bobber. And a medium-action rod .

Trout Ice Fishing Tips

If you’re fishing for deep-water trout, they bite best during the day, because they can see better. However, shallow-water trout tent to feed best during dusk and dawn; they’re more shy. In the early parts of the season, trout are down about 50 to 90 feet. These trout are most commonly caught by the ‘tip-up’ method, and you’ll need a lot of line. You can also use the ‘airplane jig’, which works well, because you’re covering a lot of water, and it will catch the attention of the fish. You’ll also need a heavy line, probably about 25 to 30 pounds.