PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — TJ Erickson, Park Rapids educator, former guide and popular YouTube content creator, covers a variety of topics designed to help people learn more about some aspect of fishing.

From tips to catch first ice walleyes, to an Advent calendar for bass anglers, to ice fishing tips and resorts on Red Lake, MN, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention ...

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There’s something electric about first ice. The crunch of ice creepers underfoot. The frosty breath hangs in the air. The quiet cutting of fresh holes as first light brings the ice above and below ...

When talking about early ice walleye fishing, the term “early ice” is a relative one. This winter ice conditions went from almost non-existent to 9-10 inches in short order. For some, early ice means ...

Jigs and minnows have been the ticket and we’ve been catching the most walleyes in 10-15 feet. The bite is pretty subtle, so ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Lake Erie Walleye Trail is expanding into the winter season, taking advantage of the thick ice right now on Western Lake Erie for its inaugural LEWT Bay’s Edge Ice Shootout on ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Rapidly warming temperatures have surprisingly compromised Lake Erie ice fishing from Toledo to Cleveland, and beyond, as rivers have opened up to help steadily shrink an unusually ...

Before sunrise, on a frigid, frozen lake south of Madison, Wisconsin, Zach Feiner is staring at a buzzing screen. He's drilled a hole through the ice on Lake Waubesa and dropped two things down: a ...

Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer in Minnesota, with fishing and boating activities surging. Glen Schmitt shares tips for ...

BRAINERD — Thomas Johnson of Brainerd is this year’s winner of the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza. The sun was shining and the temperature was well above zero for the 36th annual ice ...