How Ice Fishing fits Evolution’s lineup
Ice Fishing arrived in 2025 as Evolution’s newest money wheel show, and it borrows the best-known parts of the format: a presenter, a giant wheel and bonus spots that lead to a second-stage game. What it adds is an Arctic fishing theme, a wheel of 53 segments instead of 54, and bonus rounds that are noticeably quicker than those in the studio’s older hits.
It also works differently behind the scenes. Ice Fishing is the first Evolution game show driven entirely by a random number generator. The presenter hosts the show, but the wheel is digital, and certified RNG software decides every stop – no one on set can affect the result.
Here is how the wheel splits. Forty-six segments are Leaf spots paying even money, and seven are fish: four Lil’ Blues, two Big Oranges and one Huge Reds. Land on a fish you backed and the show moves to a frozen lake, where the host pulls up fish carrying multipliers. Their values are combined, with a ceiling of 5,000× the bet.
Many Canadians first meet the game in a casino search as the Ice Fishing slot. It is not a slot – it is a live show – but it fits into a session just as easily.
Quick comparison
| Show | Launch | Segments | Bonus rounds | Top RTP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Fishing | 2025 | 53 | Three fishing games | 97.10% |
| Crazy Time | 2020 | 54 | Four games | 96.08% |
| Monopoly Live | 2019 | 54 | 3D board round | 96.23% |
| Dream Catcher | 2017 | 54 | None | 96.58% |
What the top RTP tells you
A 97.10% Leaf bet means that, across a huge number of rounds, the game is set to pay back more than any top bet in the other three shows. It will not show up in a short session, where luck dominates, but over time it is the most efficient bet in the group.
Fish bets pay back a little less – 95.17% to 95.69% – since part of their value goes into the bonus rounds they unlock.