Fall – MidWest Outdoors https://midwestoutdoors.com Fishing, hunting, helping you enjoy the outdoors Wed, 27 Aug 2025 01:44:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Is Using Forward-Facing Sonar Cheating? https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/is-using-forward-facing-sonar-cheating/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 01:43:28 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=222188 I am going to face this topic head on—but keep in mind, to each his own. Forward-facing sonar isn’t just […]

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]]> Easy, Practical Fishing for Slab Crappies in Small Lakes https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/easy-practical-fishing-for-slab-crappies-in-small-lakes/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:01:32 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=185914   All throughout the Midwest, crappie anglers are superstars when fish are shallow, vulnerable and abundant in spring. For a […]

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]]> Avoiding Nagging Snags on Rocky Structure https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/avoiding-nagging-snags-on-rocky-structure/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:33:50 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=184220 Every summer, I get together with a group of anglers to head to Rainy Lake for a week of walleye […]

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]]> The Lindy Rig Has Never Let Me Down https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/the-lindy-rig-has-never-let-me-down/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:16:32 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=183961 My adventures with the Lindy Rig began back in the 1970s at Pipestone Lake in northern Minnesota. A couple friends […]

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]]> Plucking Walleyes Fishing from a Distance in Clear Water https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/plucking-walleyes-fishing-from-a-distance-in-clear-water/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:15:06 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=183940 Early-summer walleye fishing brings visions of fishing in moderate temperatures of 65 to 70 degrees with a light breeze while […]

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]]> Tony Roach’s May Mille Lacs Walleye Forecast https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/tony-roachs-may-mille-lacs-walleye-forecast/ Thu, 18 May 2023 15:03:58 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=182520   For a timely forecast on the upcoming Minnesota walleye fishing opener on 132,000-acre Lake Mille Lacs, we caught up […]

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]]> New Berkley PowerBait Jigs Taking Cover by Storm https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/new-berkley-powerbait-jigs-taking-cover-by-storm/ Thu, 18 May 2023 14:42:33 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=182493 Berkley bait scientists had one goal when creating the new Berkley PowerBait Jigs—to create a jig that would out-fish all […]

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]]> Buzzin’ for Bigmouths https://midwestoutdoors.com/fishing/buzzin-for-bigmouths/ Mon, 15 May 2023 18:55:49 +0000 https://midwestoutdoors.com/?post_type=fishing&p=182376 Topwater fishing is one of the most exciting ways to catch largemouth bass. Buzzbaits cover water, provokes aggressive strikes and […]

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