Duane Steinkopf's motivation for carving his own spearing decoys was hardly storybook stuff, far less romantic than good old-fashioned German frugality would allow. "I started because I wasn't going ...

DULUTH -- The decoy, made to imitate a tullibee, swims in lazy circles as Paul Nelson lifts and drops the line that suspends it in his spearing hole. Sunlight that penetrates the snow and 18 inches of ...

When he was a kid, Dave Perkins and his friends speared northern pike on cold Minnesota days. Perkins made all of his own spearing decoys, the wooden fish designed to lure pike close enough for ...

WILLMAR — Darkhouse spearing is celebrated as a tradition as much as a sport, and relies on technology that has remained unchanged for generations. To this world has come Tyler Templer. He brings the ...

LIDGERWOOD, N.D. -- A North Dakota couple is frantically trying to fill the Christmas orders from hundreds who are dreaming of fish. A few years ago, the two left careers in law enforcement, picked up ...

Darkhouse spearing has been around for a long time and is a unique way to harvest northern pike in the winter. Decoys, which ...

PINE RIVER -- Spearing divides ice fishing enthusiasts into sharply opposing camps, but most would agree on one thing: John Oman makes some pretty cool decoys for the controversial sport. His ...

Eric Wallace, 22, of Maple Grove loves making decoys so much he's put a pause on his college education to see if he can make a living doing it. These decoys are used in "darkhouse angling" to attract ...

NEENAH (WLUK) -- With opening day approaching for the 2020 sturgeon spearing season, thousands are gearing up for the event. One essential piece of equipment is the custom-made decoy. A Neenah man is ...