I made a trip to the Haliburton Highlands area to ice fish for Lake Trout, along with another 5 friends. We had the benefit of staying at our friend’s cottage located right on the lake. We arrived at night and it was great Read the rest of this entry »

When ice fishing for perch, moving from spot to spot can certainly pay-off sometimes. If I don’t get a perch bite within an hour or so, I’ll move - usually to deeper water. For me, transportation from spot to spot is on foot since I enjoy the walk. Many folks drive their cars, snowmobiles or 4-wheelers around on the ice which certainly saves a lot of Read the rest of this entry »

When I first start ice fishing for perch, I hook the emerald shiner through the base of the tail - almost to the very end. The reason for this, is that the emerald shiner can move vigorously which I purposely want it to do to help attract the perch to my line. Read the rest of this entry »

When ice fishing for perch I prefer ice fishing rods rather than hand lines for starters. I spool-up with 6 pound clear monofilament or fluorocarbon line. My set-up consists of Read the rest of this entry »

During the cold winter months, ice fishing for yellow perch is a great pastime. As soon as the ice is safe to walk on, anglers can’t wait to get out there. Excellent catches of Read the rest of this entry »