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New Ice Fishing Anglers

By Bob Jensen

In the past several years, a

number of anglers have
mentioned to me that they
would like to get involved
in ice-fishing. We’ve talked
about what it takes to go
ice-fishing and I’ve learned

that there are just a few
things that need to be kept
in mind if someone wants
to try their hand at fishing
through a hole in the ice.
Let’s talk about some of
those things.

First, we want to be
comfortable. Comfortable
means keeping warm, but
not too warm. And it is
possible to get too warm
when you go ice-fishing. It
works well to drill a good

number of holes over an
area because some fish at
times will school very
tightly. Other fish at other
times are spread out.
Having the option to move
from hole to hole quickly
and easily is good, and it’s

also good to drill those
holes before you start
fishing and drilling several
holes and walking between
the holes can make a
person too warm. It works
well to layer clothing so