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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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By Ted Pilgrim, Traditions Media
You Can Learn a Lot with Use of Underwater Camera While Ice Fishing
A singular theme runs through the game of sight-fishing. It’s the visual see-stalk-cast and hang-on-to-your-rod sequence that anglers can’t get enough of; why fly fishers cherish above all else drifting dry flies for trout; why inshore anglers can’t sleep the night before an adventure on the shallow bonefish flats; why muskie hunters happily take a beating for twelve hours straight for the mere chance at one big fish . . .
Pure, adrenaline-laced, heart-pounding fun!
Believe it or not, the same motivation fuels the pursuit of crappies, walleyes or other species through a hole in a frozen lake—especially when one views the action via underwater camera lens. Big bonuses result, too. Like learning new and fascinating fish behaviors, or discovering what your lure, line and retrieve really look like underwater, having witnessed the aquatic drama with your own two eyes.
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The annual Lake of the Woods Ice Derby near Bremen, Ind. Saturday has been cancelled.
Derby officials said there was too much open water on the lake although some anglers were fishing around the edges this week. Officials felt conditions would be unsafe for the general public, especially if the big snow in the forecast were to add more issues.
However, there will still be the morning pancake and sausage, biscuit and gravy all-you-can-eat breakfast at the community center for $5 from 5 – 9:30 a.m. and drawings for prizes will be held. Proceeds go to the local boys and girls club.
For more information, call Lowell Michaels, 574-546-5802.
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The 46th annual Fish Lake Property Owners Association Ice Fishing Derby is slated for next Saturday.
Registration begins at 5 a.m. at the American Legion on the south side of Fish Lake, located along Ind. 4 between North Liberty and Walkerton, Ind.
Entry fee is $5 for anglers ages 13 and over and $2.50 for youths 6-12. Prizes will be awarded for the largest fish in nine species categories. Contest hours are from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
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The Bremen Conservation Club had to postpone its Feb. 3 ice derby to Feb. 10 on Lake of the Woods due to poor ice conditions.
Registration begins at 5 a.m. at the Community Building; fishing will be from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Entry fee is $10. The Club will share proceeds with the Bremen Boys and Girls Club.
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The Bremen Conservation Club will be hosting its Annual Ice Fishing Derby Feb. 3 at Lake of the Woods.
If ice isn’t safe the event will move to Feb. 10.
Registration begins at 5 a.m. at the Community Building; fishing will be from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Entry fee is $10. The Club will share proceeds with the Bremen Boys and Girls Club.
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By Traditions Media
10 Tips for Tip-Up Fishermen
Amidst the focus on jigging and mobility over recent years, some proven strategies have been lost in the icy shuffle. Like tip-up fishing, which has consistently produced fish and forced guys into head-to-head 50-yard dash sprints since day one.
One guy who's tops on tip-ups is Frabill pro Pat Kalmerton of Sheboygan, Wis. based Wolf Pack Adventures. The good-natured guide will be the first to tell you that tip-up fishing is a sure fire way to cover lots of water quickly and ice just about anything that swims.
But Kalmerton stresses that tip-up fishing - like any angling approach - requires attention to detail. Set-it-and-forget is not part of this badger's program.
"I've had the opportunity to learn tip-up secrets from seasoned anglers throughout the Midwest that would take years to figure out by trial and error," says Kalmerton.