Ice Fishing Guide

Ice Fishing Guide

There's a reason why ice fishing is called "quasi" sport by many purists. That is because ice fishing is fairly easy. All you need is elementary fishing knowledge, a couple fishing gear, your warmest parka, and some luck and you're all set.

Still, ice fishing guide do exist to those people that barely know about fishing or else have tried fishing but not ice fishing. As much as undemanding ice fishing may be in terms of the actual practice, it demands more in its survivability, a process very imperative in ice fishing.

This ice fishing guide is designed to help you get started. Generally, it helps if you already have some knowledge about what to expect. Theoretical knowledge even helps. As the name suggest, ice fishing takes place on the snow, on the ice. While it might not be a test of angling skill, as opposed to say fly fishing, ice fishing sure is a test of survivability as mentioned. Take note that this aspect of ice fishing is one of the major point why ice fishing is a growing interest nowadays. For some, laying your life on the edge trades something important to you, you get to live your life.

To start this ice fishing guide, make sure that you are clothed warmly. As the saying goes, you can do something in the event you get warm. But in the event you get cold, you can do little. So wrap yourself up in layers of cloth. Or if not, if it gets you too warmed up, bring several coats, socks, and scarves with you. At the lake, the wind blows strong and the temperature often reach -45ºC. You might not want to stuff yourself up early by the way. A single sweat could act as a conductor to the cold, not only making you cold but also miserably wet.

Here are some more ice fishing guide tips to check.

Just like on open water fishing its best that you know which fish to target. Though pikes is rewarding, they can be pretty hard to land. And they require stronger tackles.

Be sure to check the conditions of the ice. Use those trails made earlier by ice fishermen. Look out for signs of cracks and rotten ice. The bluer the ice, the thicker it is.

Always bring with you a portable heater. Some pro ice fishermen can fashion for themselves heaters from the nearby materials. You need not follow them. Bring one; better yet bring a heater that doubles into a stove.

Ice fishermen have the practice of carrying with them poles of spears that can be used as leverage in the event they fall through the ice. There is also a self rescue spikes that is carried by both hands and connected together by a string. Be warned however that once your coat gets soaked up in the lake, it becomes very hard to haul yourself up with the added weight.