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Helping you enjoy the outdoors! Apr 7, 2026

Catching Cold-Water Crappies Without Live Bait

By Troy Smutka
You don’t necessarily need minnows to catch slab crappies in springtime. Plastics produce!
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The Kings are Coming to Algoma

Algoma’s amazing 2026 fishing season is almost here! The streams are full of steelhead, the planning is underway for Algoma’s 2026 slate of festivals, fishing tournaments, art, and music concerts. Make sure to find time to capture some drag-screaming king salmon this year. Contact Algoma Chamber for info.

Small-Stream Trout Fishing

By M.P. Valoski
Fish small streams early, before the developing underbrush prevent chokes off your access.

Hot River Walleye & Sauger Action

By Walt Matan
Rivers are flush with big walleyes and sauger as spring arrives. Dams are early-season hot spots.

Dog Days Gobblers

By Bob Grewell
Turkeys get tougher at the end of the spring season. You need to toughen up to get ‘em.

Cooking with Sauger

By Kevin Harmon
Sauger is a white meat fish, that’s good breaded, fried or baked. Here are a couple of recipes where sauger can shine.

Pike Fishing 2026

By Jack Payne
What you need to know to catch pike this upcoming season.