These 3 stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention on Fishing on SI this past week.

You’ll know crappie are biting on Lake Dardanelle when you see stationary boats in open water from the Interstate 40 bridges.

There may be a polar vortex freezing more than half the country right now, but don't lose heart, we'll be fishing soon enough. Granted, up here in Wisconsin, we won't be on open water for another ...

Though some open water existed only days ago, ice on Lake Erie as much as 8 inches thick and spreading was reported near shore.

Ross Gomez of Post shocked the bass fishing world across Texas and beyond on Jan. 22 when he caught a 14.74-pound Toyota ...

A DNR expert said the cold snap has made ice "even thicker" on many southeast Michigan lakes, giving people "more comfort going out ice fishing." ...

The cold has done something rare this winter. Lake Erie is 98% frozen. This lessens the lake effect snow and quiets the waves. The eastern basin of Lake Erie is locked up under a skin of ice that hasn ...

The winter freeze is providing an ice fishing season on the big lakes in northern NJ, iceboaters are hopeful to take to the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Arctic temperatures have anglers cutting holes in thick ice to go fishing, a welcome change after the ...

Lake Guntersville's upcoming Bassmaster Elite, February 5-8, hinges on its grass vitality amid recent cold weather. Anglers' ...

Arkansas Game and Fish officials tell me that anglers in 2026 have donated four bass weighing 10-pounds or more to the new ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay win money fishing deep in Arkansas backwaters.