Learn how to perfect your tip-up fishing game with expert tips on bait selection, rig setups, and strategies to catch more pike and other species this winter.

This can be particularly beneficial on tougher days or at venues where the pike are heavily pressured, potentially resulting ...

“I think they’re just good as a walleye,” he said. They also used baitfish called shiners in the 3- to 4-inch range to catch ...

Once a fish takes the bait, the reel spins ... steel leaders are mandatory when chasing toothy critters such as big pike. While tip-ups are great for covering different sections of the ice ...

Dalton Stevanus, 21, of the Rockwood area, pulled a 44½ inch northern pike through the ice while fishing with a 12-inch chub ...

They also used baitfish called shiners in the 3- to 4-inch range to catch pickerel, perch and a northern pike. “Bigger bait, bigger fish,” they said about looking for larger minnows to place ...

Dalton Stevanus, 21, of the Rockwood area, pulled a 44½ inch northern pike through the ice while fishing with a 12-inch chub as bait. The massive fish has a girth of approximately 19 inches.