Landing a snagged paddlefish is a fun challenge and the reward is eating the meat, which is sublime, says Sioux […]
Why fight the circus of extremely busy boat landings on the walleye opener and Memorial Day weekend if you don’t […]
The last few months this column covered nuances that can give us bank bassers more success catching our favorite quarry […]
Learning New Lakes and Fishing New Bodies of Water As a kayak nut, I like exploring new water around my […]
Finding food seems to be the preeminent concern whined about by portly contestants on those reality survival shows—within just minutes […]
Spring Spinner Fishing for Crappies Fishermen are creatures of habit. Catching crappies for decades on a simple tube jig or […]
Spring Muskie Fishing Throughout much of Muskie Nation the season is just beginning and the spring has a tremendous impact […]
Like an old turntable and a scratchy record that keeps skipping back to the same music lyrics over and over […]
Spring bass fishing has always been challenging, engaging, and exciting for myself and guests in northern Wisconsin throughout the years. […]
On one of my first fishing outings last spring I located a massive school of pre-spawn largemouths and smallmouths holding […]
Current triggers huge numbers of walleyes and saugers to swim upriver to spawn. Larger than normal schools may be in […]
I love listening to conversations between my boys and adults who ask the loaded question that every novice angler and […]
Years ago my friends and I used to snicker at the “bank beaters.” These were the anglers who we’d see […]
Routines are detailed courses of action that one follows regularly. When preparing for your bass fishing season, systematic preparation makes […]
March is my favorite month for ice fishing. The walleye season is over on the Inland waters of Minnesota, but […]
Can you turn a negative fish into an aggressive biter and get it on the ice? Maybe, but it can […]
Everyone in the fishing industry says we should “take a kid fishing.” Public service announcements say it, pro anglers say […]
Bait colors stand out as you walk the aisles of the tackle shops. The number of color selections is enormous […]
Catfish fishing line options Last month we discussed the kinds of hooks used for catfishing, because if you don’t know […]
It seems in this day and age that we are always studying and trying to get better. We are always […]
Truly one of my favorite times to fish for big bass is in the early pre-spawn. I’m talking about that […]
How to handle muskies It’s an unfortunate fact, but I’ve come upon many a muskie, belly-up on the surface within […]
It’s time to catch Spring muskies As a fishing guide in northern Wisconsin I spend a lot of time teaching […]
