Mark Martin – MidWest Outdoors https://midwestoutdoors.com Fishing, hunting, helping you enjoy the outdoors Fri, 27 Dec 2024 01:15:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Tips for First Ice https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/tips-for-first-ice/ Fri, 27 Dec 2024 01:15:39 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=211225 First ice often produces some of the best fishing of the entre hard-water season. It’s easy to understand why: The […]

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]]> Use both Live and Soft Baits When Ice Fishing https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/use-both-live-and-soft-baits-when-ice-fishing/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:10:13 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=137684 Walk the aisles of your favorite tackle store, and you can’t help but note the large array of packaged softbaits […]

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]]> Midsummer into Fall, a Crankbait Can do it All https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/midsummer-fall-crankbait-can/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 08:12:51 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=124198 Crankbaits work wonders year round; but choosing the right one as the seasons change is crucial Whether I’m casting or […]

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]]> Towing Woes: Avoiding the Worse https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/towing-woes-avoiding-worse/ Tue, 14 May 2019 20:18:53 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=117364 Whether you fish close to home or pile the miles, you may be a candidate for travel problems When it […]

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]]> Bottom Bouncing Below the Ice https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/bottom-bouncing-ice/ Fri, 01 Feb 2019 20:19:34 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=113114 For anglers, the term “bottom bouncing” is typically associated with an open-water tactic of pulling crawler harnesses or live bait […]

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]]> The Rise of Fall’s ‘Eyes https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/fall-walleye-fishing/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 05:05:04 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=112855 Pulling crawler harnesses and snap-jigging split-tail minnows take top honors this time of year When an artist depicts walleyes in […]

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]]> Stay Stealthy on Early Ice https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/stay-stealthy-on-early-ice-a-sneaky-state-of-affairs/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 18:13:32 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=40964 Get the bite, save the commotion Who, me? A believer in hocus-pocus? Not really. But, I can easily understand why […]

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]]> Big Waters Fish Small with Electronics https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/big-waters-fish-small-with-electronics/ Thu, 02 Aug 2018 16:55:15 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=41653 Sonar, GPS, and mapping allow big lakes to fish small Massive. Immense. Overwhelming. Ice-fishing the bays of the Great Lakes […]

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