By Mike FrischA great time to catch winter walleyes is during the month or so after when safe ice first forms. Walleyes now are often still feeding aggressively before the tougher bite of mid-winter usually sets in. Here are some suggestions for finding and catching walleyes during this often-productive period.Finding walleyes is obviously a key to fishing success, regardless the season they are pursued.

Bro’s Icy Hot Tips For Rolling The Bones With Northland Fishing Tackle’s Skeleton MinnowVeteran fishing guide and Northland Fishing Tackle pro staffer Brian “Bro” Brosdahl says the company’s soft-plastic IMPULSE® Skeleton Minnow is one of the North Country’s hottest tippings for putting portly winter panfish on ice.“No bones about it, the Skeleton Minnow is a true utility player that catches bluegills, crappies and jumbo perch in virtually any situat…

By Mike Frisch One of my favorite winter fish species is the yellow perch. Perch are often found in big schools and are often aggressive biters. Fun to catch, yes, but perch provide outstanding table fare as well.My favorite winter perch destination is Big Stone Lake on the Minnesota-South Dakota border.

by Bob Jensen Recently we’ve been talking about ice-fishing and early ice tactics. In early November it looked like ice-fishing season was going to start early, but it doesn’t look like that anymore. We need to remind ourselves that it is critical to make sure the ice is safe before you go on it.

By Bob Jensen With the ice-fishing season upon us, now is good time for some reminders about improving your chances for success through the ice. Following are some of those reminders.Just as in open water fishing, probably the most important key to catching fish through the ice is that you’ve got to be fishing where the fish are: It sounds simple, but a lot of the time anglers just aren’t fishing where the fish are. With the sophistication of today’s sonar units, there&rsq…