He might not have known it at the time, but Dave Genz was making ice fishing history in 1980, when he built the first flip-top portable ice fishing shelter in the garage of his Twin Cities-area home.

Want to catch fish without a rod and reel? This DIY guide shows you how to build a reliable fish trap using simple materials and techniques. Perfect for outdoor survival, off-grid living, or just a ...

A tip-up, also known as a fish trap, ice trap, or tilt, is a stationary device that suspends line and live bait under the ice. Once a fish takes the bait, the reel spins, and the angler is alerted of ...

Standing on the bank of a serene lake in Norway, a hiker breathed in the crisp mountain air. As he scanned the shoreline, something caught his attention. He noticed a series of wooden poles plunged ...

About half the salmon swimming up the Columbia River come from hatcheries, and most of them are raised to be caught by fishermen. The rest are wild, and many of them are protected under the Endangered ...

The trawl deck of the Alaska Warrior is seen on March 28, 2008, in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. (Photo by Petty Officer Sara Francis/Coast Guard) An advertiser-sponsored article in the Seattle Times gushed ...

The Wild Fish Conservancy in partnership with other conservation groups has spent two seasons employing test fish traps on the Columbia River near Cathlamet. The once-outlawed commercial fishing ...

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