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Ice fishing is the activity of catching fish with lines and fish hooks or spears through an opening in the ice on a frozen body of water. Ice anglers may sit on the stool in the open on a frozen lake, or in a heated cabin on the ice, some with bunks and amenities.
Ice fishing methods have changed drastically over the past 20 years. The name of the game is mobility, for today’s modern ice fishermen. The days of drilling one hole and hoping a fish will swim by, are starting to fade. With sonar and fast augers many fisherman will drill upwards of 110 holes in a single day, in the search for fish. When the fish stop biting fishermen will move to the next hole check it with their sonar, and if there are no fish they keep moving till more fish are found. Mobility increases the catch of any ice fishermen because you move to where the fish are. This is the same concept practiced by summer fishermen.
Tom from The Ultimate Fishing Blog writes his valuable tips for choosing an ice fishing fishfinder:
There are two types of ice fishing fish finders. One is the traditional flasher and the other is the more modern fish finder you will find in most boating situations.
Ice fishing certainly has changed over the past 20 years. In addition to using a power auger to drill lots of holes, using a flasher to see if fish are there before fishing is a great time saver. Couple those with a portable shelter and you have a great formula for success on the ice.
Modern ice fishing certainly has its benefits.