Ice Fishing: The Ultimate Guide (Ultimate Guides)

The all-encompassing guide to ice fishing!

Learn all about:

• Staying warm and safe on the ice
• Rod, reel, and line selection
• Lure selection and techniques
• Specialty gear selection
• Ice fishing strategies
• Where to find the fish
• Jigging and set line secrets
• Tips from many of North America's finest pro ice anglers and guides

Whether you're a beginner or an expert, a lone wolf angler or a parent with fish-fanatic kids, fishing on ice has lots to offer everyone!

But fishing on ice isn't without its challenges, and that's where this book comes in. Ice Fishing: The Ultimate Guide covers everything you need to know to make your hard water adventures as comfortable, safe, enjoyable, and productive as possible!

Join author and ice fishing fanatic, Tim Allard, and over 20 pros as they share the most up-to-date techniques to catch North America's favorite sport fish in winter. You'll learn ice fishing fundamentals; modern ice fishing techniques; how to choose the right gear; rod, reel, line, and lure selection; cutting edge jigging techniques; how to use sonar to catch more fish; the best spots to find fish; ice fishing safety, and more!

The first part of this book looks at the equipment that's involved with ice fishing. The second part takes an in-depth look at winter's best sport fish, including walleye, perch, crappie, pike, trout, whitefish, sunfish, catfish, bass and more. For each species, you'll find detailed information about them, where you can expect to find them, and the different strategies for catching them.

Whether you're new to ice fishing or an experienced hard-water angler, Ice Fishing: The Ultimate Guide is written for you!

Tim Allard is a full time outdoor journalist. He's a regular contributor to numerous North American publications and a member of the Outdoor Writers of Canada and the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Always striving to balance accurate reporting, captivating photography, and delivering the straight goods to his readers, Tim's passion for angling spans all seasons, but he's been under ice fishing's spell from a young age. He logs dozens of days on the frozen water each year, snapping both hook sets and photos. Tim lives in Ottawa, Ontario with his wife, Sue.