The beauty of fishing is that no matter how good you become, or how much you think you know, you’re ultimately pitting yourself against a wild animal, and sometimes the extraordinary happens. Not ...

A 14-year-old angler hooks the same 43-inch pike on two different rods during a chaotic, unforgettable night on Nelson Lake in Hayward. The author at 14-years-old, hooked a giant Northern ...

PICKLE LAKE, ONT. -- A funny thing happens when ice leaves the lakes of the north country. Monster northern pike, those fish of 20 pounds or more, pack into the backs of shallow bays. Here they swim, ...

Minnesota's sprawling Red Lake is a true walleye factory and a top ice fishing destination. Every winter, thousands of walleye anglers pour onto Upper Red for good reason. But if you don’t follow the ...

Tip-ups probably account for the majority of pike caught through the ice. Countless others are caught incidentally by anglers in pursuit of perch, walleyes or crappies. But jigging is an exciting and ...