When the snow and temperatures start to fall some angler’s fishing season comes to an end, but for many others the hard water fishing seasons is just starting! For most Interior lakes in Western Canada the ice fishing season starts in later December as the colder weather brings over 6 inches of hard ice. The beginning of the season offers some of the best Rainbow Trout … [Read more...]
Tip – Drilling Holes When Ice Fishing for Rainbow Trout
It’s important to plan ahead before randomly drilling holes when ice fishing for Rainbow Trout. One of the first things I do when encountering a new lake when ice fishing is I pull up a satellite image of the lake on Google. I look at the image to identify areas with shoals or bays that provide vegetation and muddy bottoms. The reason you want to target this type of area is … [Read more...]
Ice Fishing – How to Locate Active Rainbow Trout
It is well known that one of the best places to target Rainbow Trout through the ice is along flat areas in shallow water. However, once the bite dies off where do these fish go? Once the trout are done feeding on the flats they tend to either retreat to deeper water near the bottom or suspend in mid water column. If the flat has a steep drop off to deeper water these fish … [Read more...]
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