Welcome to r/IceFishing

Stocked some gills, crappie and bass in here in the Spring of ‘24 and pretty sure i caught on this weekend 😅

Has anyone ever washed there Striker bibs or any brand of ice fishing bibs. If so what cycle did you put it on and did it mess any part of them up?

Hey guys I’m planning a trip a couple hours away where I’m allowed to use live minnows and I have some tip ups I was going to rig up I was wondering what size hooks I should use for some small shiners and maybe if I should use a treble or a single hook and where to hook them. I’ve heard through the nose because they bite the head of the minnows usually and I’m wondering what depth I should set the minnows in too. Also if I should be using a fluorocarbon leader or not I just have ice braid on them now high lb test. There is burbot, lake trout, white fish and landlocked salmon in this lake.

Caught this girl out of a small inland lake in central Michigan. Beyond stoked about this catch!

Just got my first ice shack, I don't really want to buy a propane heater, is it unrealistic to want to heat it with a lantern/ occasional use of a butane camping stove? It doesn't need to be crazy hot in there just warm enough to take gloves off.

Crushed it this weekend, these are my biggest from the day. I’m looking to upgrade, and need advice. Humminbird helix, vexlar, or Garmin Striker?

We have 15 inches of black hard ice, it takes my (heavy) gas Mako a couple of minutes to drill through. Another fisherman in the distance drilled through in <30 seconds, with what looked like all his weight on the auger. Im now intrigued... what is the auger that Im gonna end up buying???

Hey all, I’m wondering if anybody has done any hiking to remote ponds in the Catskills or Adirondack mountains to fish hard water. I have a few ponds pinned on a map that are true gems for wild trout in the warmer months and think I’d have unbelievable luck ice fishing them. How do you prepare for a long hike with lots of elevation change? Seems like it’ll be an ordeal.

I am new to ice fishing with fish finders I always poke and hope when finding a spot

I bought a garmin striker 4 and it has shown me the value of a finder.

I can’t find any info on a down image finder for ice fishing My dad has one on his boat and I would love to have that image for ice fishing

Will down image work for ice fishing or do you need to be mobile to get that type of image?

23", ice fly jig with 3 spikes in 7 ft of water

Might be an extremely silly question, but has anyone had more or less luck putting out tipups in a straight line away from shore, vs running them parallel to shore, having them setup in a big circle, or just randomly placed in all different areas? Sometimes i think if they were in a big circle and a fish made its way into the circle it may see one of my baits on the way out of it.

We did release it! Pulling up a crappie when this big ole guy struck it! And he wouldn’t let go of it. Fought for around 20 mins with an ultra light pole and 4 lbs line!

We knew he was lurking because when I put our vexilar sonar bulb thingy into the water he bit and tried to pull it under!

I'm located in mid Michigan and I'm new to the area. I'm just looking for a good lake for decent perch or pike. Any help would be appreciated.

Does anyone have an experience with the RAZR auger for the drill. Looking at buying my first drill auger. My buddy has the pistol bit, but Iv heard great things about the razr. Thanks in advance!

Does anyone in the twin cities know if it’s still safe to drive on the ice with the recent warmup? I’m not worried about the thickness once I get onto the lake but I’m a little worried about near the shore. Was planning to go to bald eagle lake later today.

me and some buddies have went fishing for some time and we got mixed results when it was closer to -10°c when had pretty good catches but when it started going towards the negative twenties, the fish ran dry

i did some research and some sources say yes and some dont i just want to know y’alls opinion on if the temperature does effect the fish

Going to Bayfield, WI to ice fish for lake trout on Lake Superior for the first time. I’m an experienced open/hard water angler, but I haven’t done this before. Waters deep, clear, and big. Plan is to rip spoons, but just curious on what anyone may recommend for a rig. From what I’ve researched, looks like a common technique is 15-20lb braid with a 10-15 flouro leader (small or no swivel) to a 1/2-3/4oz spoon. Just seems like I need more weight, as I’ve seen a 3way swivel set up with a dropper. Caveat to that is these fish can see great in the clear water, so seems like that could deter. Is that all necessary or can I get away with the basic set-up?

I’ve watched too many videos and am way too pumped for this, so if I can avoid a skunk due to the wrong technique I’d be happy. Probably not something I’ll get to do much, so any suggestions/advice would be appreciated!

My backpacking sonar gave up its ghost after 15 years. I’m pondering an underwater camera to replace it. What pros and cons should I be considering?

Ice on chataqua lake

Enjoy the day !

I've been using this thing for a couple years but recently I've been reading that Buddy heaters burn "cleaner." If they are more efficient, how do they achieve that?

Can someone explain who actually understands the difference in combustion between a buddy heater and sunflower heater?