In early winter, finding crappies is as easy as finding green aquatic vegetation. Big slabs will be right up in the greenery, ...

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NEW YORK — New York is home to both black crappie and white crappie, although black crappie are the predominant species throughout the state. Shortly after ice out crappie congregate in schools in ...

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 ...

With the right conditions, ice fishing offers the chance to reel in bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, largemouth bass, Northern pike, walleye, trout and more. But how do you get started and stay safe ...

For the purposes of this round-up, we consulted with ice fish experts around the country to assist in narrowing down some of the picks. Others are based on personal experience using them on the ice in ...

Pennsylvania anglers who like to fish through the ice are hoping for a colder winter than last year. There was spotty ice in January and February in places around the commonwealth and anglers were ...

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 ...