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Our experts reviewed and ranked the best ice fishing lures for walleye, perch, crappie, trout, and more. These are our favorite baits, jigs, and spoon lures for reeling them in.

By Nick Simonson When it comes to marketing, a good lure needs a good name. No angler is going to buy lures called The Skunk, Zippo, or The Blanker. Lures must have two essentials to catch the attention of anglers. First they must catch fish, and second they must have a moniker to remember, that catches the eye of the angler as well. As winter begins to turn the corner toward spring, the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s catalogs bulk up many anglers’ mailboxes, delivering what’s new and hot...

One of my most painful lost-fish encounters occurred more than a decade ago on the Manitoba side of the Red River near Selkirk while ice fishing for the “greenback” walleyes that swim into the river from Lake Winnipeg. Ah, the memories, eh?

Northwest Angle Guest Ice Road offers new gateway to winter adventure With the U.S.-Canada border closed to tourism and other nonessential travel since March, reaching the Northwest Angle by driving through Manitoba isnt an option and won’t be until the border reopens, whenever that might be. That’s where the Northwest Angle Guest Ice Road comes into play. Written By: Brad Dokken | × Signs greet visitors to the Northwest Angle on Lake of the Woods County Road 4...

With the U.S.-Canada border closed to tourism and other nonessential travel since March, reaching the Northwest Angle by driving through Manitoba isn't an option and won’t be until the border reopens, whenever that might be. That’s where the Northwest Angle Guest Ice Road comes into play.

One of the most painful lost-fish encounters in my experience occurred more than a decade ago on the Manitoba side of the Red River near Selkirk while ice fishing for the “greenback” walleyes that swim into the river from Lake Winnipeg. Ah, the memories, eh?