Ever heard of the Crappie? It’s a great little fish to catch during the ice season. These fish can be found all over Southern Ontario, and are great eating! The nice thing about Crappie is they school up in numbers, so if you can find them, they’re easy to catch. Binbrook Conservation is a nice reservoir that holds great numbers of Crappie.

Targeting them in 15 to 20 feet of water should put you on the path to catching a few fish.  All you’ll need are a few jigs, tipped with minnows, and you’re all set. Try varying depths off the bottom to find the proper area to catch them.  If you have kids, this is a great way to introduce them to ice fishing. Crappies are willing biters, and will keep kids interested. Your kids won’t get bored!  It’s a great way to spend time with your family, and make memories that will last a lifetime.

– Lorenzo

Fishing is a sport that I’ve enjoyed since I was a kid. It’s what we did on our family vacations. I continue to enjoy this great sport and getting-on-the-water as often as I can. Bass, Pickeral, Trout, Pike – you name it, I enjoy catching them all! I’ve noticed over the last few years, that catching half decent size fish is becoming more difficult. With that in mind, I took a new approach to fishing this year. Instead of just randomly selecting a lure from my tackle box and casting it out there, I did some fishing research. First of all, I chose the fish species I desired to catch – that is the ‘Mighty Northern Pike’. Then, I read blogs on how to catch these monsters and asked successful fishermen how they did it. Long story short, on my second cast, I attracted and landed my largest northern pike ‘so far’!

The single best tip I learned in catching ‘Northern’ is to cast a really big lure! Now it’s your turn, share your best story and tips!

– Brad