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Ann Littleson|
Jun 20, 2024
Helping you enjoy the outdoors! Jun 20, 2024

Improve Your Late-June Crappie Success

By Dave Csanda
Swimming mini crankbaits and small jigs over developing weeds is the way to entice June crappies to strike.
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Catching Pressured Fish

By Bob Jensen
When an area is getting a lot of pressure and fishing slows, you may need to try a different technique.
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FISHING TALK: STRUCTURE
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New Voice-Activated Headlamp

Coast’s new RL35R rechargeable headlamp has an array of lighting options and allows you to control your light beam and color output with 15 intuitive voice commands.
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Mercer’s All-Species Family Fishing Tournament

The Mercer All-Species Fishing Tournament will be held June 28-30. This family-friendly event allows anglers to enjoy two days of fishing in southern Iron County, Wisconsin.
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Nature Notes

Fierce Dragonflies

 

Dragonflies are incredibly nimble and fast insects. Some species can fly over 30 mph, and they can migrate for long distances, just like birds. Photo: US Fish & Wildlife Service

 

Dragonflies can also fly in any direction, and often change direction almost instantly. They can even fly backwards. Photo: US Fish & Wildlife Service

 

Their awesome flying skills come in very handy when it comes time for them to hunt other insects for food. Their aerial antics burn a lot of energy, so they often eat as much as 20 percent of their body weight every day. Photo: Clément Falize

 

Dragonflies have been around since the time of the dinosaurs, but we should be glad the species from prehistoric times are extinct. Fossils from 325 million years ago have shown that some ancient dragonflies had wingspans of 30 inches!