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Get ice fishing tips to help you learn how to fish for salmon, lake trout, and pike with tip-ups in this free ice fishing video series featuring ice fisherman Bradley Carleton.
There are 16 videos in this series:
Ice fishing equipment for catching big fish includes horizontal tip-ups, vertical tip-ups, trap lines, and augers. Find out what ice fishing gear you need to fish for lake trout, salmon, and pike in this free ice fishing video.
Setting up a reel on a tip-up when ice fishing for big northern pike, salmon and lake trout requires spinning several hundred yards of nylon or dacron braided line. Learn how to set up a reel on a tip-up in this free ice fishing video.
When placing the baited hook in the proper place when ice fishing with tip-ups, you should release just enough leader to be behind the ice. Find out where to place the baited hook in the water when fishing for salmon in this free ice fishing video.
Pike are harder fighting fish than salmon and lake trout, consequently leaders should be prepared appropriately for each type of fish. Learn how to prepare leaders for salmon, pike, and lake trout ice fishing in this free ice fishing video.
Ice fisherman tie perfection loops all the time. Learn how to tie a perfection loop to attach to a steel leader for ice fishing in this free ice fishing video.
Ice fisherman use snell hooks to fish for salmon and lake trout. Find out what hook sizes you can use to fish for lake trout and salmon in this free ice fishing video.
Ice fisherman fish for lake trout at different depths than for salmon. Learn how to find the desired depth for ice fishing for salmon and trout in this free ice fishing video.
Ice fisherman must watch a line of tip-ups from the shanty. Get ice fishing tips for using tip-ups in this free ice fishing video.
Salmon are caught just below the ice, while lake trout are caught near the very bottom of a lake. Find out where to place the bait when ice fishing for salmon and lake trout in this free ice fishing video.
Ice fisherman use perch bait or shiners are used to catch lake trout, salmon, and pike. Learn how to bait salmon, lake trout, and pike in this free ice fishing video.
Ice fishing for game fish requires larger augers and larger holes to accommodate the larger fish. Find out what size of auger you need to use when ice fishing for game fish in this free ice fishing video.
Tip-up patterns are set up across currents or shoals. Find out how to set up ice fishing tip-up patterns for game fish in this free ice fishing video.
Ice fishing for pike is done in shallow water and with a lot of vegetation near the line. Find out how to ice fish for pike in this free ice fishing video.
Ice fishing with a horizontal tip-up is better in some situations than the vertical tip-up. Find out about the differences between ice fishing with horizontal tip-ups and vertical tip-ups in this free ice fishing video.
A horizontal tip-up trap for ice fishing is set up with a horizontal reel. Learn how to set up a horizontal tip-up trap for ice fishing for trout and salmon in this free ice fishing video.
Using a depth sounder is an excellent way to find the right depth to fish for lake trout, salmon and pike. Learn how to use a sounder to find the correct depth at which you should fish for salmon, lake trout and pike in this free ice fishing video.
Ice fishing, like other types of fishing, employs fishing gear such as fishing poles, fishing line, lures, and bait. However, ice fishing also requires unique gear such as ice fishing augers, ice fishing shanties, and tip-ups. The augers are used to drill holes in the ice in order to allow the ice fisherman to set trotlines, drop lures, hooks, or even throw spears to catch fish. Learn how to use ice fishing tip-ups to fish for lake trout, salmon, and pike in this free ice fishing video series featuring ice fisherman Bradley Carleton. Carleton will give you ice fishing tips such as how to set up the reel for ice fishing tip-ups, how to prepare leaders to fish for salmon and lake trout, how to tie a perfection loop, how to place bait for salmon and lake trout, how to set up tip-up patterns, and how to use a depth sounder.
BRADLEY CARLETON Bradley Carleton operates Champlain Valley Guide Service, which specializes in fair chase waterfowl hunting, ice fishing and spring turkey hunting in Vermont. He is a monthly columnist for Outdoors Magazine and the Northwoods Sporting Journal and revels in introducing new people to the traditional recreational sports of hunting and fishing. He is a state champion in duck and goose calling and enjoys mentoring young men in the outdoor arts. Bradley teaches outdoor cooking through the Vermont Outdoors Woman program administered by the Vermont Outdoor Guides Association. He participates as a weigh station captain in the largest international freshwater fishing derby in the country, the Lake Champlain International Derby held annually on Father's Day. Bradley lives with his wife, two dogs, and two cats in the pastoral setting of Charlotte, Vermont.dkdk
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