Fishing

News & Tips: Fishing the Night Shift
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Fishing the Night Shift

The lake you choose will have a direct impact on your success at night. It can also be a factor in your safety. Pick a lake that you are comfortable with and one that you have fished in the past.…
News & Tips: Keeping a Fishing Log
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Keeping a Fishing Log

We've all had days on the water when the fish refuse to bite no matter what technique or bait we toss their way. Scratching our heads only brings greater discomfort, and we resign ourselves to…
News & Tips: Basics of the Quick Strike Rig
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Basics of the Quick Strike Rig

Fishing with live bait presentations has always been a proven method for catching just about anything that swims, especially walleye, pike and muskie. Unfortunately, with these methods the majority…
News & Tips: Bass Bugs and Bucketmouths
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Bass Bugs and Bucketmouths

The other day I had a little less than three hours after lunch to kill. So I got in my vehicle, which is fishing ready (canoe on top, fly fishing gear in back), and drove to a nearby lake that holds…
News & Tips: Fishing Stained Water
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Fishing Stained Water

Every summer when the heavy rains hit, it seems like our favorite rivers muddy up for an eternity. At this point during the summer season, fly anglers have a choice: Either start fishing local lakes…
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The Wacky Worm Attack

Jim goes over wacky worming and shows you the equipment and technique including skipping baits under docks. You'll see lots of fish and great action during this show! Posted with permission from Hook…
News & Tips: Fourth of July Brookies
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Fourth of July Brookies

It seemed fitting — on the day when we celebrate our independence — to not only go fishing, but to purse a native species. And in the northeastern United States nothing better fits such a description…
News & Tips: Ten Commandments for Topwatering
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Ten Commandments for Topwatering

Bass fishing is like a religion. To the ardent angler, it is a passion fueled by an insatiable appetite for all things Micropterus. Biblical? Not really, although, if truth be known, we are all…
News & Tips: Travel: Tarpon Lodge, Pine Island, Florida...
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Travel: Tarpon Lodge, Pine Island, Florida

I've always liked to think of southwest Florida as my second home. So many of my angling travels relied on and reveled in Gulfside resort towns like Naples, Sanibel, and Sarasota. But there was one…
News & Tips: Cranking Up Summer Crappie
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Cranking Up Summer Crappie

Hang around this country's top crappie anglers and you'll learn something that may surprise you. During summer, when crappie move to deeper haunts, many of these anglers don't fish with jigs, minnows…
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Pike in Transition

The wheels screeching on the runway woke me from my two hour nap. The plane, my third one for the day safely landed at Chicago’s O’Hara airport. I have been traveling to Canada for more than 30 years…
News & Tips: Product Review: Mann's 1-Minus Crankbaits...
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Product Review: Mann's 1-Minus Crankbaits

There's a cornucopia of crankbaits out there for bass anglers, but one of my top choices is a Mann's 1-Minus. This bait catches behemoths. If you're a fan of plying extra-shallow areas, this is a…