Scottish mince and tatties
There are endless variations on mince and tatties; play with different ground game meat and vegetable combinations.
Working with vegetation
Finding lush aquatic vegetation when ice fishing can be like striking gold. Here’s when to lean in to weedy areas and when to avoid them.
Surviving a cold dunk
Many anglers or hunters have had at least one close call in cold water, as our activities frequently take us there during the coldest times.
Ask an expert: Splake eggs
A reader asks if splake can’t reproduce, then how would they still have eggs in their bellies? OFAH’s Adam Weir responds.
Tricking your ice-fishing trap
I began using a Dave Genz Fish Trap about 20 years ago for much of my ice fishing. The term for hot-rodding these units is “Trick your Trap.”
Coyotes as controversial canids
Perhaps the truest thing you can say about coyotes is that they are the ultimate survivors. No matter what they adapt and thrive.
