Simply an obsession for freshwater fishing. Information-packed episodes highlighting open water and ice fishing tactics from across the Midwest. Explore some of the most effective tactics, presentations and locations on the fishing scene right now.
Simply an obsession for freshwater fishing. Industry leader in detailed ice fishing and multi-species fishing intel. Information-packed episodes highlighting open water and ice fishing tactics from across the Midwest. Explore some of the most effective tactics, presentations and locations on the fishing scene right now.
Big crappie patterns in the Glacial Lakes Region of eastern South Dakota. Details on how to use big soft plastic profiles to target big crappie.
One of our favorite places to film each winter. Lake Winnipeg is one of the best winter ice fisheries on the planet for walleyes and big walleyes. Home of the Greenbacks!
Ice fishing high-mountain trout in western Montana. Join up with Jim Kalkofen to share how-to basics for catching trout through the ice. Break down of best locations and how to find winter trout. Gear descriptions for picking the best rods, lures, tackle and line.
A return to Cascade Lake, Idaho. Cascade has emerged as one of North America's top winter perch fisheries. A beautiful and scenic lake surrounded by mountains; this lake routinely produces perch over two pounds.
Big bluegill are one of ice fishing's greatest prizes. We showcase an incredibly educational sight fishing opportunity that routinely produces top end bluegill. We highlight the challenges of catching big fish in shallow, clear water and detail many of the nuances for sight fishing. Ultra-finesse fishing demanding the perfect presentation on light line.
Perhaps the very best big walleye destination in the world for ice anglers. Lake Winnipeg routinely produces walleye well over twelve pounds each winter. Jason Mitchell joins Donovan Pearase of Blackwater Cats Outfitters in mid January to showcase the trophy walleye potential. Bone crushing hits on magnum sized flutter spoons!
Jason Mitchell joins Ice Team Pro, Mike Howe, on Fort Peck Reservoir in eastern Montana to ice fish this incredible lake trout fishery. Perhaps one of the hottest lake trout fisheries right now in the United States. Fort Peck is producing crazy numbers of quality lake trout.
Ice fishing for perch in South Dakota Glacial Lakes. Jason Mitchell joins ice fishing guide Jarrod Fredericks to explore some shallow, flooded timber patterns for catching big perch through the ice!
Ice fishing aggressive walleye in shallow water at late ice on Devils Lake, North Dakota. Jason Mitchell joins Zach Schemionek to showcase this opportunity.
Ice fishing on Green Bay out of Door County for fast paced whitefish action. Incredible ice fishing opportunity for catching a lot of hard fighting fish that are excellent on the table.
Ice fishing for crappie in a couple feet of water at late ice. Jason Mitchell joins Kevan Paul on Clear Lake, Iowa to showcase a fun ice fishing opportunity in shallow water.
Tip: How to Make Minnows Stay on Your Hook
Ice fishing for giant brown trout in the Milwaukee Harbor with guide Eric Haataja. We share the strategies and presentation for this awesome opportunity that put some of the biggest brown trout on the ice.
Tip: Snell Knot Demo to Keep Your Jig Horizontal
Destination trip to Bakers Narrows in Northern Manitoba. Beautiful place with great lake trout fishing including the opportunity to catch giant fish. We share tips for ice fishing lake trout.
Jason Mitchell joins Tony Mariotti to share some tips and tactics for when bluegill requires downsizing and finesse. Big bluegills are coveted and highly desired by ice anglers but these fish can be tough to catch come midwinter when the snow piles up and the days get short.
Classic shallow crappie pattern that produces fish on most Minnesota natural lakes. Jason Mitchell joins Dave Genz at late ice where we find crappie running the edges of shallow pencil reeds at last light. Great opportunity to catch nice crappie. Showcase the effectiveness of the Clam Silkie to add an insect-like, pulsating action to your jig that is deadly for panfish. Great tips and advice on how to catch crappie through the ice.
Lake Winnipeg greenback walleyes through the ice with guide Matt Cornell. First time returning to Winnipeg since before the borders were closed. Big moves find and catch fish on Lake Winnipeg. Details on strategies and lures for catching walleye. Explanations and locations for finding fish. Lake Winnipeg remains a top ice fishing destination for walleye fishing with the potential to produce giant fish.
Ice fishing Northwest Wisconsin for crappie. Targeting shallow, high-riding fish with finesse tactics. Classic pattern that is fairly universal for finding crappie under the ice.
Ice fishing jumbo perch in eastern South Dakota. Jason Mitchell and Ice Team Pro Scott Seibert offer tips for finding and catching perch on dish bowl basin lakes. Where fish are often moving and scattered. The number one key to success is often simply be willing to drill a lot of holes.
Lake of the Woods is one of the very best winter walleye fisheries with an entire industry built for catering to ice anglers. We showcase this fishery by explaining some productive locations and strategies along with the presentations that catch walleye through the ice on LOTW.
Crappie off the grid near Remer, Minnesota. No map, no reports and no people. Then off to Mobridge, North Dakota for an ice fishing tournament.
Ice fishing jumbo magnum perch on small lake in central North Dakota. High water cycle has created hundreds of new fisheries, now stocked by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. These small, fertile lakes, provide incredible ice fishing for big perch in particular.
Insane after dark crappie fishing in Ottertail County, Minnesota with Tony Mariotti. Filmed mid March of 2020, we are seeing some of the best ice conditions of the entire winter. With so many people not working because of the coronavirus pandemic, many people have time to fish and this late ice period is some of the best fishing of the winter.
Ice fishing jumbo perch on the Mississippi River backwaters on the Wisconsin/ Iowa border. The backwaters, side channels and oxbows on the river create excellent habitat for panfish. Jason Mitchell joins Bill Ortiz on an airboat adventure to access some of the best perch locations.
Jason Mitchell joins Ice Team Pro Mike Howe on Fort Peck Reservoir in eastern Montana to ice fish this incredible lake trout fishery. Perhaps one of the hottest lake trout fisheries right now in the United States. Fort Peck is producing crazy numbers of quality lake trout.
Ice fishing for big crappie. Overlooked fishery in southwestern Minnesota that produces some really big black and white crappie. Jason Mitchell joins Watson Hunting Camp that also has lodging and Ice Castle Rentals just off Lac qui Parle which is a shallow lake on the Minnesota River.
Incredible underwater footage of giant lake trout! Ice fishing Clearwater Lake, Manitoba where five of us caught and released four Master Angler lake trout over two days of fishing.
Ice fishing jumbo perch on North Dakotas Devils Lake. Devils Lake has been cooking this winter with down great perch bites happening across the lake.
Breaking down basins for crappie and bluegill. Tips for identifying key basin features that hold panfish midwinter. This particular winter, the amount of snow and slush on some lakes has made the basin patterns even more powerful as weeds die in shallow water.
Ice fishing for the infamous greenback walleye on Lake Winnipeg. Winnipeg is a massive body of water with tremendous walleye populations. One of the very best ice fishing destinations if your goal is to catch a giant walleye. This fishery produces some of the biggest walleye caught through the ice.
Overnight ice camping for Lake Sakakawea walleye. We explain the hub and equipment necessary for ice camping in comfort. Lake Sakakawea is a massive reservoir on the Missouri River in western North Dakota that is a tremendous walleye fishery. We breakdown productive ice fishing locations and productive presentations for catching walleye on this beautiful reservoir.
Big bluegill in northwest Wisconsin with Ryan Salemi from Ice Junkies. Tips on how to catch big bluegills and a description of top saddle locations that connect deepwater basins that produce big fish right now.
We travel to Budds Gunisao Lake Lodge which is a fly in lake in northern Manitoba. Perhaps some of the very best walleye fishing we have seen with incredible numbers of fish caught each day. The number of trophy size walleyes over 28 inches caught on this lake is remarkable. This lake is one of Manitobas very best lakes for producing Master Angler class walleye.
Big walleyes with soft plastics in South Dakotas Glacial Lakes Region. Jason Mitchell joins guide Marcus Quam from Reel Therapy Guide Service. Early season walleye fishing in shallow water right after the spawn. Positioning the boat in seven to eight feet of water targeting wind blown shorelines of rock and gravel in shallow bays with warmer surface temperatures.
Fishing out of Bakers Narrows Lodge on Lake Athapaskow. Renowned walleye and pike fishing. Trophy class walleye on deep offshore structure. Drive to fishing destination that routinely produces a staggering number of pike over forty inches with some fish closing in on the mythical fifty inch mark.
Pitching shallow walleye on Lake Kabetogama in northern Minnesota. Crazy numbers of shallow fish in late May. Fish were concentrated in shallow sand bays with some emerging weed growth and scattered rock. Fan casting and pitching jigs and minnows in three to eight feet of water. Using 1/8th ounce Northland Tungsten Jigs for better sensitivity and bite detection when dragging over the bottom. Tipping the jigs with a large to medium size shiner.
Bucket list float plane fishing lodge with excellent lake trout fishing and northern pike fishing. Caught numbers of lake trout sharp shooting tube jigs below the boat. Caught some of the very biggest lake trout trolling with snap weights. Found numbers of pike with some trophy class fish over forty inches in the shallow sand bays where there was cabbage
Trolling big baits for fall walleye on Rainy Lake in northern Minnesota. Jason Mitchell joins Rainy Lake guide Donnie OBert. Deep contour trolling on a walleye fishery driven by a smelt forage base. Running the size 11 and size 13 Northland Tackle Rumble B behind a two ounce bottom bouncer to keep the bait closer behind the boat and follow the sometimes tight contours.
We fish the Missouri River near Bismarck, North Dakota for post spawn walleye with Kade Lynch from Aqua Traction of North Dakota. Using side imaging to find schools of fish, we would use the spot lock on the trolling motor to position the boat for casting. Pitching jigs and a new elastic plastic from Northland Fishing Tackle called Eye Candy. This new plastic is very soft and stretchy but also is excellent for absorbing scent and can out fish traditional PV plastics on tougher bites.
Trolling walleye on Minnesotas Upper Red Lake with crankbaits. Great way to cover water and hunt for aggressive fish. Tips for fishing fast and efficiently in shallow water. Trolling the new Northland Rumble Shads.
Bottom bouncer walleye fishing during cold front conditions on Last Mountain Lake, Saskatchewan. Jason Mitchell joins Rob Schulz from G&S Marina to breakdown how to catch walleye on bottom bouncers and tips for finding walleye on Last Mountain Lake.
Top water frogs for big largemouth bass on Minnesotas Leech Lake. Jason Mitchell joins Charlie Peterson from Northland Fishing Tackle in late September to target shallow bass in thick wild rice and lily pads. Easy way to target shallow bass in heavy cover. Arguably one of the most fun ways to catch a big bass.
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