If you’re a dog owner who loves the outdoors, chances are that you take your dog on every adventure you can. In the summer, you can often just grab a few things and take off. The winter is a different story, and in this video, Barb Carey is talking specifically about ice fishing. Barb is [...]

There’s nothing quite like spending some time outdoors with the Women On Ice. While on Lake of the Woods in northern Minnesota, founder Barb Carey gave up her top five tips for putting together a successful fish fry – on or off the ice. Thinking about cooking your fresh catch for dinner? Be sure to [...]

Bonnie Timm from Women On Ice shares some excellent tips on how to jig for walleye when she was ice fishing on Lake of the Woods in northern Minnesota. Any avid angler knows that jigging for walleye can be tricky business. It’s especially frustrating if you can see them on a fish finder (along with [...]

Shantel Wittstruck from Women On Ice shares a tasty recipe that can be enjoyed on a cold day of ice fishing. Here’s an easy recipe you can toss in the flask for a cold winter day. Yes, we know that alcohol doesn’t “warm you up” when it’s cold outside, so enjoy in moderation and use [...]

Shantel Wittstruck, from Women On Ice, talks about utilizing GPS navigation for a safer ice fishing experience. A GPS app like Navionics can do more than locate a reef full of fish. One of the most important things it can do is help you take the same route each time you head out to your [...]

Joe Henry, Executive Director for Lake of the Woods Tourism Bureau, and Barb Carey, founder of Women On Ice, chat about what makes Lake of the Woods a top fishing destination in North America. At over 1,600 sq mi and a max depth of 210 ft, Lake of the Woods is one of the most [...]

On Lake of the Woods in northern Minnesota, it’s common practice to travel through Canada to reach what’s known as NW Angle. However, this year there are border restrictions in place due to the pandemic, making travel impossible. That is, unless you could travel to the NW Angle via ice road, and that exactly what [...]

Cold weather is no problem — when you have the right gear. When I’m ice fishing outdoors, I make sure my fingers are covered properly because the warmer they are, the longer I can fish. The right gloves can make all the difference. The DSG Outerwear Avid Ice Fishing Gloves are versatile. In fact, I [...]

What’s the key to catching more fish through the ice? Ask a hundred ice anglers and they’ll all have a different answer. For me, staying warm and comfortable makes all the difference because the more comfortable I am, the more time I’ll spend out in the elements jigging for fish. That was a priority for [...]

For the second year in a row, we had the opportunity to spend a weekend with the Women Ice Angler Project. They’re a group based in Minnesota that generates awareness and recognition of women ice anglers. They spend a lot of time educating newcomers, which means a lot of time sitting on the ice.  In [...]