Ice Fishing
Last Updated: September 2026
Planning a first ice-fishing trip? These guides cover who can go, ice versus a boat charter, clothes, cost, kids, and cold. Search a ZIP when you are ready to find an operator.
The first-timer product is a guided day on safe ice — often a heated shack. Ocean rods: Deep Sea Fishing.
Start here
- Can Anyone Ice Fish?
- What Is Ice Fishing?
- Ice Fishing vs Open-Water Charter
- Is the Ice Safe?
- What Does Ice Fishing Feel Like?
- What to Wear Ice Fishing
- What to Bring Ice Fishing
- Ice Fishing With Kids
Planning
Quick Facts
- Guide reads the ice
- License rules are the state’s
- Heated house is the easy first day
- Best first step: Is the Ice Safe?
Find this near you
Search a city, state, or ZIP and filter to Ice fishing. Or browse Winter. Independent directory, not a booking service. Book on the operator's official website.
Find operators
Browse Winter for Ice fishing operators, or jump to one of these live listings:
- Alaska Guided Ice FishingFairbanks, AK
- Rod's Alaskan Guide ServiceFairbanks, AK
- Alpine Fishing AdventuresDillon, CO
- Ice Fish Winter Park (Adam Long Guide Service)Winter Park, CO
- Sport Fish Colorado (Ice Fish Colorado)Gunnison, CO
- JTG Expeditions (Fish Okoboji)Okoboji, IA
- Kevan Paul's Guide ServiceClear Lake, IA
- Okoboji Hardwater LLCOkoboji, IA
- Deadwood OutfittersCascade, ID
- Coyote Ridge Guide Service at Spencer Pond CampsBeaver Cove, ME
- Ross Lake CampsAshland, ME
- Fish With Jim OutfittersMancelona, MI