What's doing Sep 20, 2009
Many items have already been donated including coin collections, rifles and shotguns, an ice fishing house on wheels, and a variety of tools and furniture. Items must be delivered to the fairgrounds on Oct. 2 or arrangements can be made for pick-up. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Downriggin for Woods walleyes Sep 17, 2009
We fished out of Zippel Bay Resort which has been our headquarters site for both open water and ice fishing forays on the big lake. Zippel Bay is on the south shoreline just a few miles west of the mouth of the Rainy River. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
KVD's love of fishing led to much more Sep 10, 2009
Back around 1970, a father took his 3-year-old son ice fishing near Mecosta, Mich. on School Section Lake, aptly named as that kid has gone on to school everyone in competitive bass fishing. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Sun-Times News Group Newspapers Receive Multiple Honors From Illinois Associated Press Editorial, Photo Contests Sep 3, 2009
PictorialThird Place, Matt Marton, SouthtownStar, Tinley Park, Ice Fishing Tracks. Picture StoryThird Place, Chris Sweda, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago At Night. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Waltham author’s guide points sports fans to lesser-known Greater Boston landmarks Sep 3, 2009
He rented a cottage on the shore of Willis Pond, where he went ice fishing and played hockey with local youths, Klein said. According to a local legend, during a wild party Ruth dragged a piano onto the ice. (Boston Globe)
Top 10 fantasy holidays for wannabes Aug 29, 2009
Check in, wrap in fur, and take in the breathtaking art before sipping on cocktails in the Absolut ICEBAR. You can get your adrenaline pumping with activities like snowmobile rides and ice fishing. Don't miss these Travel stories from msnbc. (MSNBC -- Travel)
David W. Bortle Aug 26, 2009
David had a passion for golf and ice fishing. He was a member of the Whispering Pines Golf Course in Cadott. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
TWITTER UPDATES: DiMeglio at the course Aug 14, 2009
No. 2 -- fishing, even ice fishing already from. Quiros ran over to 12th tee to apologize to TW, Beem and Paddy. (USA Today -- Sports)
Aghaming a step closer to federal oversight Aug 13, 2009
The city responded by erecting concrete barriers to block vehicles, though some of those barriers may be removed by Dec. 1, when part of Aghaming traditionally opens for ice fishing. Environmental groups have said vehicles should be permanently banned from Aghaming, while others say ice anglers need vehicular access to fully use the park, donated to the city by. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Minnesota warms up to PGA Championship's bright lights Aug 13, 2009
So the people here embrace any chance they get to show the rest of the country that golf belongs in the land of wind chills and ice fishing. I think because our golf season is so short, the people in Minnesota love the game of golf and appreciate it more because they don t have as long to play per year, said Doug Dittbenner, a 41-year-old who made the 90-minute drive from North Mankato to take in the practice round on Wednesday. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Vikings working to be special team Aug 6, 2009
He was probably ice fishing or something. . (VikingUpdate.com)
The Only Bigmouths Were the Fish Aug 6, 2009
Emily Yoffe ice fishing and liked it, but Nick Schulz sport fishing is the lamest sport in the world. Michael Agger whether fish feel pain, Nina Shen Rastogi readers how to pick the greenest seafood, and Brian Palmer why Michael Phelps is changing his swimming technique. (Slate)
Irrational Review Aug 3, 2009
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Conceived as a water supply, Lake Mattoon has grown into much more Aug 1, 2009
We get some ice fishing now and then, too, Pittman said with a smile. Everyone hopes for a warm, dry day on the lake, but it was too much dry, wilting weather that helped create the lake in the first place. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Trial by fire (1) Jul 31, 2009
Jose has recently started spending more time with her father outdoors hunting and ice fishing. One of the successful fire starters, Boy Scout troop leader Brian Smith, learned a new thing or two. (Helena Independent Record)
Favre won’t return to play for Vikings Jul 29, 2009
speech wrote on Jul 29, 2009 4:48 AM:" Great. Now the NFC North is a one trick pony. The BEARS are the only contender in the division. I was hoping for some competition from the Vikings but that went up in smoke. The BEARS are in a class of their own. Come December packer and viking fans will be spending their Sundays ice fishing. ". PLEASE NOTE: Comments on stories that frequently update through the day disappear with each update. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Author to sign Michigan travel guide Jul 29, 2009
The guide is a comprehensive look at the Great Lakes state, and offers itineraries, tips and recommendations on everything from hot ice fishing spots to fine dining. Whether youre planning a trip to Mackinac Island and want to stay somewhere different this time, or are looking for the skinny on golf courses around the state, Moon Michigan can give you the inside track. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Little shop of tools: Area man fills store with rare and unusual vintage tools Jul 27, 2009
The shop caught Miles eye while ice fishing in the area. It takes you back in time, Miles said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Adapted casting - Program brings people with disabilities out onto river with custom fishing gear Jul 24, 2009
It s mostly for ice fishing or trolling. To draw back the pole, Clasby sucks into a tube. (Missoulian, MT)
Wis. mom charged with helping son dispose of body Jul 15, 2009
Worth told police he came home from ice fishing in January and found Mueller standing outside his house and Pinno in the driver's seat of a car. Worth said Mueller explained what happened and showed him the body in the cooler. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Timeless - Lake Mary Ronan hasn’t changed much over the years, to the delight of residents and visitors who keep coming back Jul 4, 2009
But the locals organize ice fishing derbies and snowmobile poker runs. They kick off the cold months with a Halloween party at the lodge - we can t even tell you what one fellow came dressed as last year - and by the time winter has a full grip on Lake Mary Ronan, they get really creative. (Missoulian, MT)
Complete TV Schedule » Jun 30, 2009
Professional walleye anglers hold an ice fishing school teaching students how much the sport has changed in the past few years. The guide to the places visited and hunted along the Mississippi Flyway during ESPNOutdoors. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Myhre: Road hunting for Mille Lacs walleyes Jun 25, 2009
Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2009 ISLE, Minn. -- The fine art of slip bobbering may not have originated on Minnesota's sprawling Mille Lacs Lake, but it certainly was refined there. (Sioux City Journal)
Letters from the bench: Reunion prompts childhood memories Jun 20, 2009
We would often go ice fishing with my dad and uncle ... One time we found a dead deer while ice fishing, kids have short attention spans. (Forest Republican, WI)
Obituaries for Friday, June 5, 2009 Jun 5, 2009
He enjoyed hunting, bowling and ice fishing, was an umpire/spectator for many softball games both in Pickwick and Winona, and was an avid walker. He would walk the lakes in Winona daily. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Pay for Your Own Rescue Jun 3, 2009
Every winter people go ice fishing on Lake Erie. Some use airboats, but many go out on foot or on four-wheelers. (Townhall.com)
Bismarck area high on 2 lists Jun 3, 2009
RUBBISH wrote on Jun 2, 2009 11:01 AM:" All of those "best places" rankings have a long history of being complete rubbish. Same goes for any hunting & fishing rankings.Sure, on paper, Bismarck looks like a sportsman's paradise, but in reality it is just one giant "NO HUNTING" game preserve. The few PLOTS areas anywhere near BisMan are completely overrun with constant hunting or recreational traffic. The river is completely useless without a boat, and then is too frozen to access more than half a... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
James P. Mlsna Sr. May 30, 2009
They always came home early enough for Jim to enjoy some late-season ice fishing. Jim was an active member of the Cadott Lions Club and later became a co-founder of the Lake Wissota Lions Club. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
The Summer Home Bust May 30, 2009
These primitive structures could be used for summer pleasures, like swimming in freezing lakes and swatting away flies the size of hummingbirds, and for utterly mystifying winter pursuits, like ice fishing and cross-country skiing. My parents were displaced New Yorkers. (Slate)
NEW ON DVD: 'New in Town' never moves past predictable formula May 29, 2009
Making things more frustrating is director Jonas Elmer's decision to portray every native Minnesotan as a backward hick whose only ambitions are ice fishing and scrap booking. This is so blatant it's almost offensive, but at least Elmer is an equal opportunity offender. (Florida Today)
Hyrum State Park: Cache Valley’s only state park attracts thousands, but still offers tranquility May 29, 2009
The park remains open in the winter for activities like ice fishing and winter camping. Shaw also works with the Hardware Ranch snowmobile complex, grooming courses above Hardware Ranch and patrolling 700 miles of trails. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Lakefront home full of hidden charms May 24, 2009
Quiet and glass-like as the lake can be, come summer it is active with motorboats, skiing, and fishing (and winters feature skating and ice fishing). The owners are also selling their water-skiing boat. (Boston Globe)
A busy summer in N.D. outdoors May 22, 2009
Missouri River/Lake Oahe and Lake Sakakawea creel surveys will continue through September, while the Lake Audubon survey will run through ice fishing season. Clerks will be at various places at different times throughout the season. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Students get hooked May 21, 2009
When McCord taught in Gates Intermediate School, he also ran that school s fishing club, and Scituate Rod & Gun Club member Rich Greim would come every year to speak to the club about ice fishing. McCord moved to the high school 11 years ago, and the next year. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Hanover Dam's future remains murky May 21, 2009
I see people on it all the time, kayaking in the summer and skating and ice fishing in the winter. It s a wonderful resource, he added. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Oregon Recreation Report May 21, 2009
If ice fishing, please remember any man-made hole must be 12 inches or less in diameter or length ... Ice thickness and snow depth on the lake make ice fishing a challenge. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Suicide leaves everyone asking why May 17, 2009
" Foster helped raise Willie Ballot, 38, who gave his daughter her middle name. As in many villages, nearly everyone in Selawik is linked by blood or marriage. After Dorcas died, another daughter tried to kill herself too, Ballot said. On a recent spring afternoon, the smell of fish sticks, a gift from a cousin's recent ice fishing trip, filled the Ballot kitchen. Jeans of all sizes hung from a clothesline strung between the wood panel walls next to a poster for "High School Musical. " Ballot... (Anchorage Daily News)
Bob Lamb: Fishing the recreation of choice in tough economic times May 14, 2009
Schenborn said the DNR also saw a dramatic increase in ice fishing last winter in counties hardest hit by layoffs. Here are two more figures to chew on. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Exchange student at home in Chetek May 14, 2009
Steve has even taken him ice fishing. "I was surprised at how cold it was," said Alvarez. (Chetek Alert, WI)
What to Do at Grand Beach on Lake W... May 13, 2009
Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing are activities people of all ages can enjoy, while ice fishing on the frozen lake and snowmobiling around the area attract many visitors as well. Hiking, skating, and mountain biking are a few of the other activities available. (Suite101.com)
Local Driver of the Week: Derick Garman May 7, 2009
HOBBIES: Ice Fishing, Hunting, Racing. FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Hosss Steak and Sea House. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Fishing season has finally arrived May 5, 2009
I use the depth finder like we use when ice fishing to set the depth. We use a very light jig below the slip bobber and hook on a fat head minnow or a leech. (Forest Republican, WI)
Wissota Wonders: Opening day a chance to leave troubles behind May 3, 2009
I have described before my limited participation in ice fishing, reserving winter for the pursuit of indoors interests. I look forward to the opening day of the open water season as something of a rebirth. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Sen. Ropes knocks funding increase for state film program May 2, 2009
The town welcomes as many as 3,000 visitors every February at the Grumpy Old Men Festival, featuring an ice fishing contest and a Grumpy Plunge into the icy Mississippi River, said Chris Fancher, director of the Wabasha-Kellogg Chamber of Commerce. Snowbate sponsored a film in 2008, when Minnesota natives Joel and Ethan Coen tapped it to film A Serious Man in Bloomington, Minn. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Q&A with Per Berthelsen Apr 28, 2009
We can only rely on ice fishing for one month now; five or six years ago we could do it for four months. In the short term, Greenlanders will be the losers with these changes. (Boston Globe)
Visiting Costa Rica Apr 17, 2009
Ice fishing for perch at Twin Lakes was replaced with schools of 60- to 170-pound sailfish. Cross country skiing was replaced with walks in warm tropical woodlands. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Lake fishing starting to pick up Apr 17, 2009
He said anglers were ice fishing, but didn t appear to be having any luck. Spring Mack Days on Flathead Lake is still under way with the anglers already entering 9,300 lake trout as of Sunday. (Missoulian, MT)
Outdoors Forecast Apr 16, 2009
Last year, early-season ice fishing was productive. Southwest Washington: Catches slowed this week. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Rufus Stansell, practiced art of making friends Apr 5, 2009
He served in Greenland, went AWOL to go ice fishing one day and had to be rescued when the ice he was standing on broke away. He lived in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and other cities that friends aren t quite sure about. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Recipients of Carnegie Hero medals Apr 3, 2009
-Joshua E. Mattison, 24, of Fort Ann, N.Y., saved Charles L. Mingo, 62, from drowning when he broke through ice while ice fishing in Lake George on April 2, 2008. -Clerc Higgins Cooper, 14, of New Orleans, helped to save two men from drowning in Lake Pontchartrain when their disabled boat capsized on Jan. 13, 2008. (Concord Monitor)
PREP GOLF PREVIEW: Breakers, Rams look to contend Apr 3, 2009
If our sport was cross-country skiing or ice fishing, we'd be state champs. Although practice has been limited, the season is scheduled to tee off Friday with the two-day, 36-hole Loyola Invitational. (Missoulian, MT)
Obits: Neiber, Swenson & Bratsveen Apr 2, 2009
He was an avid outdoors man, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and ice fishing. Above all, Eric will be remembered for his winning personality, and the ability to meet and make friends with anyone. (Marshall County Journal, SD)
The 2009 flood, Lake of the Woods northern pike and other notes Apr 1, 2009
I was surprised at the large number of anglers traveling all over the ice trying to get in their last few days of ice fishing. The ice was strong and thick but getting sloppy on top. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Obituaries for Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Apr 1, 2009
He was also an avid sportsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing (and ice fishing). Dennis is survived by his son, Dean Marsh of San Antonio, Texas; two grandchildren, Jordan and Justin Marsh of Houston, Texas; three siblings, Bev Larson of Westby, Alan (Kim) Larson of Westby and Judith Larson (Steve Nordstrom) of Holmen; two nieces, Laura and Kari; one nephew, Levi; two great-nieces; two greatnephews; special cousins, Leo and Joan Tallman of Dubuque, Iowa; and special friends, Judy and Dick... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Bobhouses must be off NH ice by Wednesday Mar 29, 2009
Under state law, the ice fishing houses must be removed by April 1. Fish and Game says the law is designed to ensure that bobhouses don't fall through the ice, becoming a hazard to boaters. (Concord Monitor)
Five hurt in Tilden crash Mar 27, 2009
J. Davis wrote on Mar 26, 2009 7:33 PM:" OR.....the government could stay out of MY car and I could pay the consequences. These kids are old enough to sign up for the military and face the same odds of getting killed somewhere else but you all think we need more laws to keep them "safe" in their own car! Perhaps we should ban all activities that have killed people. Driving, eating, drinking water, riding a bike, walking, skydiving, skiing, ice fishing, hunting...........let people be responsible... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Spring has sprung - it’s time to gear up Mar 27, 2009
There is still some ice fishing to be done. The ice is deteriorating fast, so if you have your mind set on drilling holes in it, make sure you use caution when heading out. (Missoulian, MT)
Fishing Report Mar 26, 2009
Ice fishing is not recommended. Rainbow fishing has been good in open water areas by the Silos Boat Ramp using woolly buggers or leech patterns. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Northwoods Notebook: Deer, grouse welcome warm weather Mar 24, 2009
Warm sun on my back makes ice fishing more fun and it is comfortable to fish bare handed. Wolves. (Forest Republican, WI)
Less winter ice found on Great Lakes Mar 24, 2009
Researcher Jia Wang said ice loss can cause other problems, including the destruction of the eggs of fall-spawning fish by winter waves from an open lake, erosion of coastal areas unprotected by shore ice and less winter recreation on the lakes such as snowmobiling or ice fishing. The Coast Guard has estimated it cost more than $245,000 to rescue 134 fishermen from a huge ice floe off Ohio last month. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Students help each other Mar 22, 2009
Partners Club is a club that is designed to bring students with disabilities together with their peers in social settings, recreational settings and also through unified sports, said Heather Brandon, organizer of Friday s ice fishing event ... As Ouellette dragged his hut into place, Brandon explained that, while this is the first ice fishing event, the Partners Clubs have been around the Valley for seven years. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Wyoming and Casper briefs (118) Mar 22, 2009
G&F: Ice fishing over in S.E. Wyo. LARAMIE -- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says ice fishing season is over at the low-elevation lakes and reservoirs in southeast Wyoming ... Ice fishing remains safe at the high mountain lakes in the Sierra Madre and Snowy ranges. (Casper Star-Tribune)
Five teens faces charges after shooting Mar 21, 2009
Posted: Saturday, March 21, 2009 LARCHWOOD, Iowa -- Police have arrested five 16-year-olds in connection with a shooting that injured a man ice fishing near the Klondike Bridge on the Iowa-South Dakota border. The Lyon County Sheriff's Office announced additional suspects had been arrested in connection with the March 4 shooting of Rob Johnson, of Canton, S.D. Johnson was hit in the hip while he was inside his ice house. (Sioux City Journal)
Rural kids experience capital city Mar 21, 2009
"Students go and meet with an elder or someone in the community who will take them ice fishing or hunting," Farrell explained of what Juneau's students experience. "They teach them all they can, because it really is a subsistence lifestyle out there.". (Juneau Empire)
(Pinch Fingers) I Once Caught A Fish This Big Mar 20, 2009
A Kalispell man ice fishing on Bitterroot Lake in northwestern Montana on Tuesday caught a tiny fish so big that it tied a state record ... A Kalispell man ice fishing on Bitterroot Lake in northwestern Montana on Tuesday caught a tiny fish so big that it. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
