Individuals required to possess a valid fishing license (age 16 and older) to darkhouse spearfish must first register online.

Jan. 20—NEW LONDON — Modern wheelhouses, electronics and even social media have brought dramatic changes to ice fishing, but the sport of spearing fish through the ice has largely remained immune to ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has added Carlson Lakes in Ward County, Gravel Lake in Rolette County and West Napoleon Lake in Logan County to the list of waters open to spearing this ...

This weekend is your opportunity to take your kids fishing anywhere in Minnesota, for free! No license is required, thanks to the DNR. With cold temps in the forecast, another popular angling sport ...

Then there’s the spearfishing itself. Cutting ice holes, sitting in silence, watching and waiting patiently for a pike to appear. It takes focus, calm and a whole lot of stillness. Darkhouse ...

You don’t have to tie up a youngster to get him or her to come spearfishing. But, once in the darkhouse, for smaller youngsters, it doesn’t hurt. For safety reasons, you know. According to the ...

Did you spend any time on the ice last winter, spearing in North Dakota? If you did, you were part of a record 4,328 participants who registered to darkhouse spearfish, an increase of nearly 1,000 ...

Dec. 16—BISMARCK — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department requires darkhouse spearing participants to possess a valid fishing license (age 16 and older) and Darkhouse spearing is allowed for all ...

On the afternoon of the last day of the year, I trudged across the lake and made a sizable hole in the ice. My goal: to attract just one northern pike good enough to throw the spear. It was a second ...

I am often amazed at the raw pure connection to the outdoors enjoyed by many of my friends and co-workers. When the temperature drops and the ice begins to form, it doesn’t signal the end to spending ...

NEW LONDON -- Modern anglers haul a plethora of gadgets with them on the ice these days, everything from electronic fish locaters and underwater cameras to graphite rods and even camera flashes to ...