What good is it to have a lake filled with fish when you just cannot get a decent bite? Well, to help you to hook the largest of the lot, here are some pointers for ice fishing various types of fish.

1) Trout Ice Fishing Tips: If its deep water lake trout that you are after, your best chances of getting a bite are to go ice fishing in the daytime, which is when these fish can see best. And since they can see best, there is more chance of them being enticed by that tasty bait of yours! Contrary to this, shallow water lake trout can see best at day break or dawn, which is when you should go ice fishing for this type.

For deep water trout, make sure that your line is quite heavy, about 20-30 pound tip up line. Using an airplane jig works wonders with trout. If you have the opportunity to go ice fishing at first ice, you are likely to find the best trout about halfway between the ice and bottom. However, if your ice fishing trip takes place at the end of the season, the trout will be found in shallower waters.

2) Northern Pike Ice Fishing Tips: This can be quite a challenge as Northern Pike are known to be forceful scavengers. As Northern Pike do not tend to run in schools, they can be found almost anywhere under the ice. However, just 2-3 feet under the top ice is where you may want to begin your Northern Pike ice fishing. Keep one thing in mind, use a very big and a very sharp hook for these fish as they have razor sharp teeth. Tip ups and jigging both seem to work with Northern Pike. However, be ready to fight the big guy if he’s tugging at your line, let him have his play, and then reel the slugger in.

3) Walleye Ice Fishing Tips: Your best chance of hooking a walleye is to go ice fishing at first ice. These fish are not very aggressive so a medium heavy rod should do just fine. Dawn and dusk are the best times for walleye ice fishing, whereas a technique that is a cross between forceful jigging and delicate tapping works best for walleye. Sauger fish are also pretty much like walleye and you may thus want to use the same technique to ice fish sauger that you would for walleye.

If you’re in the mod for something relatively easier, you may want to try crappies ice fishing. Although these fish do know how to put up a show, it is quite easy to catch crappies. The one place, where you are likely to be able to try your hand at ice fishing all these kinds of fish, is at Lake Manitoba Narrows Lodge.

With these ice fishing tips, and with the excellent support that you are sure to get from the people at Manitoba Narrows Lodge (www.narrowslodge.com), you definitely won’t be telling stories of the ‘one that got away…’ this winter!