 Well, this weekend many ice fishing tournaments will be held around the state and in this week's Northwood's adventure, Josh Peterson previews a newer tournament and gets some advice on how to reel in your winning fish. We are now in the heart of the winter season and while cities of fish houses are forming on area lakes, some go for the more simple approach of a pop-up. Across the Lakeland viewing area, many ice fishing tournaments will be held, but before you head out you should know where to find the fish. At the destination sporting goods in Bemidji, they say, look to the mud. The guys that are out playing in the mud are catching the fish. The bulk of the fish are out there, which is going to make it really interesting to come this end of the winter. There's a lot of mud, there's a lot of deep water basin, and that's where the fish are. For tackle, plastic jigs are hot when used with a fathead for bait, but with an explosion of interest in ice fishing over recent years, there is a variety of tech, tools and gear to choose from before hitting the frozen lake. The technology is boomed in the ice fishing world and with apparel and everything else, it's all picking up, getting better, more advanced, which is exciting for today's ice fishing anglers. Once you have your bait and gear, now you have to put it to use. Returning for its second year is the Beaver Freeze Ice Fishing Tournament, where all proceeds go to benefit students in programming at Bemidji State. We really like to try to give back to students, and this putting on this event and learning how to do all these skills really helps us in the future and really helps me as you kids in the future too. Brian Hiller and his family took part in the first ever Beaver Freeze last year and took some time today to scout out a location and test the waters before the big tournament this weekend. This one, it's nice, it's close to home, it's, you know, relatively short time period, so you got to get out, get fish and get done, and that's the part we like about it. With plenty of winners still remaining, those who enjoy ice fishing say embrace the elements and enjoy the moment. You live in northern Minnesota, you better use the ice fishing, or you better like bowling or something else inside, and for us, it's a good time to get out, we get the dog out, we get the kids out. With this week's Northwoods Adventure in Bemidji, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.