The difference between a perfect first day on the ice and a frozen disaster can be determined by what you do right now, long before the first ice forms. Ice anglers wait impatiently for that first ...

The early-season walleye bite is fast, shallow, and aggressive. Use these tactics to make the most of first ice. You can find first-ice walleyes in a variety of structure types, but think shallow.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton recently reminded ice anglers to put ...