The jig-hooked minnow 3 feet below my hole in Lake Winnebago’s ice swam doggedly in place on its tether as if yelling up at me, “All right, all right. Leave me alone. I’m trying!” I had just prodded ...

This story contains photos from the 2023 tourney. This year’s event will be held on Feb. 1, 2025. Although all of the nearly 9,000 participants of the 33rd Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza ...

Wes Siler is your guide to leading a more exciting life in the great outdoors. As Outside’s outdoor lifestyle columnist, he writes about the intersections of science, news, politics, gear, vehicles ...