Learn expert tactics for ice fishing lake trout, from locating deepwater hotspots to choosing the best lures and gear. Catch trophy lake trout with these proven tips!

Learn expert tactics for ice fishing lake trout, from locating deepwater hotspots to choosing the best lures and gear. Catch trophy lake trout with these proven tips!

Anglers are drilling holes through several inches of ice to catch panfish, bass, pickerel, trout, walleye and northern pike at many waterways that have frozen over in recent weeks.

Ice fishing becoming a sketchier act and the ongoing action for perch and lake trout on the Chicago lakefront/southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Constantly shifting ice this time of year was a concern for the group traveling to its fishing spots determined by the lake map.

Anglers are drilling holes through several inches of ice to catch panfish, bass, pickerel, trout, walleye and northern pike at many waterways that have frozen over in recent weeks.

Musgraves handed me a stout little ice fishing rod that was designed specifically for lake trout fishing. It had a bait casting reel and resembled a mini halibut rod.

Fisheries biologist Tim Obrey says there are indications that trout spawning is taking place in the lake, and he is convinced it may hold togue as big as 25 pounds.