If you ever need a quick depth sounder when ice-fishing, you can make one with a small bobber and bell sinker. Just attach sinker to bottom line retainer of bobber and hook or lure to top retainer. This makes it easy to find water’s depth.

One of most effective tools for any ice fisherman is fantastic Evening Secret to swarming hungry fish to your spot. A great way to increase your ice catches.

Falling through ice

If you are out with a buddy ice fishing – and there is a possibility of breaking ice, make sure to stay at least 10 feet apart to spread out your weight. You should also each carry long poles; they can be used to straddle hole to help you climb out. Make sure to have a poncho, waterproof matches, safety pins, bandages, knife, candles, bouillon cubes, and cocoa or soup. Put all of them in a watertight metal can which can be used to heat water over a candle in an emergency.

Freezing

If you are an ice fisherman and consistently have problems with your hole freezing up – instead of pouring anti-freeze into hole (which shuts down fishing action), use denatured alcohol. It is less expensive, has no odor or taste, and is available at any pharmacy.

Bait

If you are an ice fisherman (which 2 million people are in U.S.), following bait will bring you even more success.

If you are in a boat and plan to anchor and bottom fish, get out there before sun goes down and set up .

Over many years, it has been noticed that a good bite usually starts 2 hours before sunrise. Use an alarm clock to make sure you don’t miss it!

You want to be set up and ready to wet-bait a half hour before sun sets. Anchoring and cooking needs to be done prior to sunset. Cooking while evening fishing can be hazardous and spills may occur!

One of reasons to be all set up at least 30 minutes before dark is that there is usually a minor bite ½ hour before or after either sunrise or sunset. Typically they feed shallower during this minor bite – about 30 feet down in many cases.

Remember, on most bodies of water, remaining minutes at twilight can be absolutely magical for fishermen.

Fishing Gem #2 – Go Towards The Light!

For good fast action (in either saltwater or freshwater), try to fish around piers with lights on end of them. Most successful night fishing excursions occur around lights on buoys or piers.

Don’t have any light around? In that case, use Evening Secret and watch show begin – swarms of hungry fish in 45 minutes, surrounding your location. Just go to http://www.eveningsecretfishing.com/specialsecret/10_Fishing_Gems.php to see how.

Fishing Gem #3 – Can’t Forget The Stream Fishermen!

Brown trout are so active after dark that it sometimes is possible to fish in just one pool and, in a good stream, take one trout after another. Use very large dry flies, oversized streamers, wet flies, and nymphs. The larger flies are easier for night-feeding trout to locate. You should fish them very slowly. With wet and streamer flies you can leave them suspended in current near surface and frequently take trout, although this system would not normally work during day. Big dry flies can be drawn slowly along surface of water in a jerking motion to help attract trout. Some fishermen use small popping bugs when fishing for trout at night.

Fishing Gem #4 – Things To Know About Hooking Up With Stripers

Most successful Striper fishing excursions occur around lights on buoys or docks in deep water (up to 100 feet!).

There are also reports that Stripers will not go near an area where dead Stripers have been dumped for days. Some believe dead or wounded Striper let off an odor that keeps others away.

In most lakes, you will be more successful using jig heads than hooks and sinkers and Shad are a much more effective bait than anchovies.

Fishing Gem #5 – Keep That Bait Alive And Kickin’!