How Climate Change Is Complicating a Beloved Midwest Pastime: Ice Fishing

Inside Climate News · By Kristoffer Tigue · last updated January 15, 2025 – 12:08 AM

Wide temperature swings in Wisconsin and Minnesota have delayed the formation of ice thick enough to support anglers and other outdoor recreationists.

By Kristoffer Tigue

Andy Volicek has been ice fishing at his cabin in Washburn County, Wisconsin, roughly 75 miles northeast of the Twin Cities, every year for more than two decades. But lately, unseasonably warm winters have forced Volicek to postpone his trips.

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