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Two anglers checking ice thickness on a frozen lake
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Started on the ice, still there every winter

Harpy Wingbox started with two anglers, a notebook of hole locations and one rule: drill and test the ice yourself before telling anyone it's safe to fish. That rule is still the backbone of every catch report we publish, season after season.

The notebook turned into a full archive of local waters, and our crew of contributors has grown right along with it. What hasn't changed is the habit of checking ice conditions ourselves before a spot gets listed, well before the season opens to everyone.

  • Every spot checked by us first
  • Members trained in ice rescue and safety
  • Small groups, every outing
See the reports
9lakes in our reports
11anglers on the team
140trips logged last season
12anglers in the biggest outing
How it works

Perch Catch Reports This Week

Pike Season Stories From Local Waters

A lake only makes it into our reports after someone from the community has fished it, checked the ice thickness, and logged real catches — perch, pike, whatever's biting — during that same season.

Ice Fishing Tips

Twelve anglers on our biggest group outing, six on the tightest stretch of ice. Past that, you're not sharing tips and local waters anymore — you're just a crowd standing on a frozen lake.

Honest catch reports

If the perch aren't biting or the ice is thin, we say so. Nobody wants a trip report that oversells a slow day on the water.

Morning on the ice
Morning on the ice
Setting up the shelter before dark
Setting up the shelter before dark
A long wait by the hole
A long wait by the hole