Late Ice Crappie
Clam Outdoors Pro staffer Shantel Wittstruck with a nice bluegill she caught on Lake Minnetonka while fishing during the 2020 Women On Ice Event. This is just one of many bluegills that Shantel iced over the five days that she camped on the ice.
Cole Worrall from Rhinelander Wisconsin with a nice bluegill that he caught on his St. Croix ice rod while fishing in a Frabill ice shelter.
Nice bluegill caught while ice fishing a Northern Wisconsin lake with a St. Croix ice fishing rod.
Keith Worrall of OFM On The Ice with a couple nice perch that he caught while fishing in a heated ice house from Woodland Resort on Devils Lake.
Beautiful sunset photo from Lake Of The Woods with the Aqua Vu Micro.
Muskie checks out the ice fishing jig.
Joe Henry with Lake Of The Woods Tourism holding a nice Eel Pout that he caught while fishing in a heated ice shack out of Ballards Resort. On Lake Of The Woods.
Nice perch caught on Lake Of The Woods in Minnesota out of a heated ice shack from Ballards Resort.
Iceing a large mouth bass in Iowa on a Lindy Darter with the help of an Aqua Vu Micro.
Iced panfish with the St.Croix.
The boys with a few of the fish they caught on tip ups.
A girl with her first tip up pike.
Big pike caught in Northern Wisconsin on a tip up.
Big perch with walleye pro Jim Carroll and OFM On The Ice's Keith Worrall. The guys caught these nice perch and many more while fishing in a Sno Bear out of Hay Bale Resort on Devils Lake in North Dakota.
Cole Worrall from Northern Wisconsin with a nice black crappie that he caught on a St. Croix Legend Silver ice rod rigged with a small tungsten ice jig tipped with a grub.
This ice shack was hauled out onto six inches of ice in the early ice season of 2013. Two days later it rained a half an inch and softened the ice just enough for it to go through. Make sure you have at least a foot of good ice before you place your ice shack.
Pike caught on a tip up on the first ice in Northern Wisconsin for the 2014-15 ice season.
Nice bluegill caught on a Frabill Ice rod, an ice jig, and a wax worm.
Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall with one of several early December bass iced on Frabill Pro Thermal tip ups.
Nice blue gill caught on a Frabill ice fishing combo while fishing the early ice season in Northern Wisconsin.
Sunset with the Jiffy auger.
This pike was caught in 10 feet of water on the edge of a weed bed on a sucker minnow under a Frabill Pro Thermal Tip Up.
Frabill Pro Thermal Tip Up Walleye.
Moonrise on a northern Wisconsin lake over the Frabill Thermal Trekker.
OFM OnThe Ice's Steve Worrall heading out to one of his favorite fishing holes. Make sure you have a good pair of ice creepers before your next trip out on the ice.
Joe Zman with a dandy early ice Northern Wisconsin crappie. Joe caught this nice crappie in shallow water, it hammered a custom jigs and spins ratsos. Joe was fishing with a Frabill straight line Bro series combo.
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A big Wisconsin Bluegill caught through the ice on a Fenwick Aetos ice rod.
The view down the St. Croix ice rod. Icing some bluegills on a Sunday!
The ultimate Ice machine! Lake of the Woods, Minnesota is a popular ice fishing destination, and many resorts feature day trips as many as 30 miles out on thie ice or more!
Icefishing jigs sometimes out perform all other tactics for catching Winter Northern Pike.
Baiting the Frabill Pro Thermal on a bitter cold December evening.
This crappie was caught in Northern Wisconsin on a small ice jig tipped with a grub while fishing in 12 feet of water.
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Ice Fishing Pro Shelly Holland drills a hole at the Women On Ice Event on Lake Of The Woods Minnesota. Shelly is using an auger with a conversion kit by Clam.
Ice Fishing Pro Bonnie Timm at the Women On Ice Event held in the North West Angle out of Sunset Lodge on Lake Of The Woods Minnesota. Bonnie is fighting a nice walleye with her St. Croix ice fishing rod.
Nine year old Kaden Worrall with his first pike through the ice for the 2015 season. Kaden was fishing with his father on a lake in Northern Wisconsin. This fish hit a medium shiner minnow under a tip up in 13 feet of water.
Nice walleye from Lake Of The Woods MN. This fish was caught on a jig tipped with a minnow while ice fishing out of a permanent ice shack.
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Ice fishing for Perch on North Dakota's small waters is tremendous!
Nice North Dakota blue gill caught on an ice fishing jig tipped with spikes in 23 feet of water.
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Kaden Worrall with a nice crappie he caught on a St. Croix ice fishing rod while fishing in 7 feet of water on the edge of a weed bed. Kaden was fishing with an ice jig tipped with a wax worm.
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Nice large mouth bass caught on a medium Shiner Minnow under a tip up while fishing a small private lake in Northern Michigan.
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Father and daughter with a nice pike caught on a medium shiner minnow below a tip up on an inland lake in Northern Michigan.
Women On Ice's Barb Carey and Shelly Holland with a couple nice walleyes they caught on jig poles while ice ishing on Lake Of The Woods in the North West Angle out of Sunset Lodge on Oak Island. To see the day one video from the Women On Ice event click here.
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Women On Ice's Holly Hanson with a giant black crappie caught on Lake Of The Woods.
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Drilling through close to forty inches of ice with the Jiffy ice auger on Lake Of The Woods.
OutdoorsFIRST Media's Keith Worrall with a nice walleye caught in a sleeper ice house out of Arnesen's Resort on Lake Of The Woods. After seeing a mark on the Humminbird at 16 feet Keith raised the jig from 26 feet to align with the mark on the sonar and caught the fish.
Clam Outdoors fishing pro Shelly Holland with a nice black crappie. Shelly caught this crappie on Lake Of The Woods while fishing in Canadian waters.
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This crappie was caught in 28' of water on a jigging spoon tipped with a minnow under a Rod-N-Bobs Mr. Ice bobber.
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Shelly Holland with Clam Outdoors holding a big crappie caught on a jig tipped with a grub. Shelly was fishing on Lake Of The Woods out of The North West Angle.
Steve Worrall holds a nice crappie that he caught on a jigging spoon tipped with a grub in 12 feet of water while ice fishing a flowage in Northern Wisconsin.
This perch was caught in 20' of water while ice fishing in North Dakota.
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Nice late ice walleye caught on Lake Superior by Chequamegon Bay Fishing Fanatics Brian Worrall. This fish hit a small ice jig tipped with a grub below a St. Croix Legend Ice series rod.
Nice bluegill caught in Iowa on a small jig tipped with a grub.
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Nice bluegill caught in Northern Wisconsin on an ice jig tipped with a grub.
Take the necessary precautions when heading out on first ice. Always use a spud bar to check the thickness of the ice as you go and make sure you have a set of ice pics around your neck just in case you do go through.
This pike was caught on a Rapala jigging rap in 6' of water while fishing a mud flat on a lake in Northern Wisconsin.
Nice pike on a medium shiner minnow under a Frabill tip up. This fish hit a minnow set two feet off the bottom in 18' of water.
Nice crappie on a tungsten ice jig tipped with a grub.
This nice pike was caught on a tip up in 7' of water while fishing in Wisconsin.
Nice large mouth bass on a tip up in Northern Michigan.
Amber Bramm holding a big perch that she caught on a tip up while fishing with her father on a Northern Michigan inland lake.
Brandy Worrall from Northern Wisconsin with a nice northern pike that she caught on a tip up rigged with a large shiner on a home made fluorocarbon quick strike rig.
Giant Northern Wisconsin pike on a tip up.
Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall with a nice pike caught while ice fishing on a small lake in Wisconsin. Keith was using a large shinner minnow on a #6 round bend treble hook suspended below a tip up while fishing on the edge of a deep weed bed.
Kaden Worrall from Northern Wisconsin with a nice northern pike he caught on a bass pro shops tip-up while fishing with his father in January.
Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall with a couple nice Northern Wisconsin perch he caught in 4' of water in the back end of a weedy bay. Keith was using a small white jig tipped with grub.
These three northern pike were caught in a row while attempting to set the tip up in 11' of water on Devils Lake in North Dakota.
Hot chocolate and hamburgers for lunch while on the ice cooked on the Bass Pro Shops 3-Burner High Output Propane Stove.
Cole Worrall with a nice large mouth bass that he caught on a Bass Pro Shops Ice Angler Tip-Up while fishing a small lake in Northern Michigan.
Tyler Mohr with a nice blue gill caught on a tungsten jig tipped with a spike while ice fishing a small lake in Minnesota. Tyler was targeting panfish in the shallow weedy bays.
Youngster poses with his uncle after catching his first blue gill through the ice. This blue gill fell for a tungsten jig tipped with Maki Plastics.
Pros4- 1Source's Steve Worrall with a nice large mouth bass caught on a Berkley War Pig in 13' of water. The war pig is a perfect jigging lure for bass walleye and pike.
Nice Northern Wisconsin black crappie caught on a small tungsten jig in 13' of water while fishing with the use of a Humminbird Helix 7 Ice sonar.
Its hard to beat pulling blugills through an eight inch hole in the ice while staying nice and toasty in a Clam Outdoors flip over ice shack heated with a Mr. Heater!
Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall with a nice 40 inch pike caught on a tip-up while fishing a small lake in Northern Wisconsin.
OutdoorsFirst's Steve Worrall with a nice large mouth bass he caught on a Berkley Warpig in 14' of water.
Clam Outdoors Pro staffer Shantel Wittstruck with a nice perch caught in Otter Tail County Minnesota while fihsing the 2018 Women Ice Angler Event.
Women On Ice's Kristine Houtman with the biggest bluegill caught during the 2018 Women Ice Angler Project that was held in Minnesota's Otter Tail County. Kristine's blue gill was just under 11 inches long.
Women On Ice's Shelly Holland drilling a 6'' hole through 30 inches of ice with the help of the Clam Geared Ice Auger Conversion Kit.
Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall with a nice small mouth bass he caught on a tip up while fishing Lake Superior this winter. The small mouth was released to fight another day. Keith was fishing in 22' of water and caught the bass on a lake shiner.
Nice walleye caught on Lake Of The Woods while fishing out of a hard side ice shack.
Nice Bown Trout cought while ice fishing on Lake Superior around New Years Eve.
Nice Northern Wisconsin walleye caught on a
Bass Pro Shops Ice Arctic Angler Tip-Up.
Pros4- 1Sources Keith Worrall pulling a 40'' pike through the hole. This pike was caught on a Bass Pro Shops Tip Up that was set with a large golden shiner just off the edge of a deep weed line.
Shantel Wittstruck with a dandy of a brown trout caught during the Women Ice Angler Event held on lake Superior in January. Photo credits to Women On Ice's Rikki Nicole.
Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worral with a nice CPR'd Silver Pike caught in Wisconsin on a large shiner while using a Bass Pro Shops tip up that was set just off the deep weed edge in 19' of water.
Big late ice, black crappie with Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall. This fish was caught in 10' of water on a crappie minnow while working the minnow slowly from the bottom of the lake to the the bottom of the ice hole. Doing this every few minutes will help draw crappie in from a distance.
Couple of nice crappie caught on tip downs while fishing the late ice season.
Scouting a desired area with the Aqua-Vu before setting up shop will greatly increase your chance on catching fish. Pictured is Back Waters Guide Service's Eric Lindberg with the Aqua-Vu Revolution Micro 5.0 Pro.
Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall Doubled up on nice bluegills in Northern Wisconsin. The ice is just now softening up and the open water season will soon be underway. These fish were caught on a small tungsten jig in 14 feet of water near brush piles while fishing a point just on the break off the main basin.
Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall with a nice bluegill caught in 7' of water on a K-Rip blad bait tipped with a grub.
Nice pike caught on a medium shiner minnow on a small backwoods lake. Some of those hard to reach lakes can have big pike in them making the long trek in well worth it.
Pro anglers Shelly Holland and Shantel Wittstruck taking a picture of a nice bluegill they caught on the first night of the Women On Ice Event held on Lake Minnetonka. They women camped out on the ice for four nights.
Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall using the Aqua-Vu Micro 5.0 Pro camera in down view mode while targeting panfish.
11'' Plus Hybrid bluegill caught and released by Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall. This fish was caught in 5' of water on a shallow basin lake in northern Wisconsin on a small blade bait tipped with a grub.
This angler was bringing bluegills topside at the recent Women On Ice Event that was held on Lake Minnetonka.
Women On Ice Pro angler Bonnie Timm with a nice northern pike she caught on a tip up.
Women On Ice's Barb Carey enjoying some early morning fishing next to the fire after a night on the ice.
Group photo of all the anglers at the 2020 Women On Ice Event that was held on Lake Minnetonka.
Women On Ice's Brittany Hoffman with a nice pike caught on a tip up on Lake Minnetonka.
The Pop-Up Fire Pit is perfect for enjoying a nice fire while on the ice.
Pros4-1 Source's Keith Worrall with a nice tip down crappie caught in early march. This fish hit a crappie minnow set 8' down in 11' of water just over the top of a crib. A size 14 treble hook is perfect for targeting crappie with tip downs or while dead sticking with a bobber.
Sixteen inch crappie caught on a tungsten jig in 16' of water. This fish came in on the Humminbird just four feet under the ice.
After drilling over 50 holes with the ice auger I finally found the fish on the Aqua-Vu in 10' of water on a small lake during the late ice season. When fishing clear lakes, the Aqua-Vu can be a great tool to help you locate and catch more fish. I often will not wet a line until I know im in the right area.
Pros4- 1Source's Keith Worrall catching a limit of bluegills quickly with the help of the Aqua-Vu 5.0 Pro under water camera. Keith is fishing in 8' of water in a thick weed bed and using the Aqua-Vu in the same hole as he is fishing in with the camera pointed straight down to view the fish as they eat the jig.
This pike hit a large sucker minnow set under a tip up in 11' of water just on the edge of a weed line.
A young angler catches a rare fish while ice fishing in northern Wisconsin. Pictured is Kaden Worrall with a nice silver pike.
Clam Outdoors Pro staffer Shantel Wittstruck with a nice bluegill she caught on Lake Minnetonka while fishing during the 2020 Women On Ice Event. This is just one of many bluegills that Shantel iced over the five days that she camped on the ice.
Cole Worrall from Rhinelander Wisconsin with a nice bluegill that he caught on his St. Croix ice rod while fishing in a Frabill ice shelter.