“Sit with your back to the wind,” My dad would say. I don’t have a lot of memories of ice fishing as a kid, but that was one of them. I was sitting on a five-gallon bucket, trying to tolerate the cold ...

Dec. 9—GRAND FORKS — I wonder how many ice fishing enthusiasts out there have gas-powered ice augers gathering dust in their garages, sheds or wherever they store their fishing gear. Once a staple in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are, arguably, two types of people in the world when it comes to the winter months — those who use the weather as an excuse to hunker ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ice is a lot harder than dirt, so you need a tough auger that's driven by a powerful rotary tool if you want to break through. It doesn't ...

One of the most important tools for ice anglers is something to cut through the ice. If you cannot cut a hole in the ice you will not be fishing. There are several types of ice cutting tools and all ...

There is nothing worse for a hardwater angler than watching your ice auger bit slip from the drill chuck and plunge to the bottom of the lake. Your heart and the bit sink at about the same rate. Then ...