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News & Tips: Fly Fishing: Picking the Right Strike Indicator...
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Fly Fishing: Picking the Right Strike Indicator

Pinch-on foam indicators are popular with fly fishermen because they're small and easy to use. For as long as I can remember, my friends and I have always fly fished the early spring runs of…
News & Tips: Flats Boats: Tips for Buying and Rigging...
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Flats Boats: Tips for Buying and Rigging

The 18 LTS Inshore from MAKO boats is a classic flats boat, shown here in a classic flats-boat setting. Popularity of fishing the marine flats and shallow waters of the world has grown…
News & Tips: Sowbug Fly Patterns
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Sowbug Fly Patterns

Wisconsin is known for its pristine water ways that combine great water quality and high nutrient load, making them very susceptible to harboring large amounts of aquatic invertebrates. Sowbugs are a…
News & Tips: Spring Food Plot Strategies for Targeting Big Whitetails...
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Spring Food Plot Strategies for Targeting Big Whitetails

In this episode we take planning food plots to the next level.  A food plot that is strategically designed and placed can be a great hunting tool. Join us this week as we explain our strategy…
News & Tips: Swimbait Maintenance Tips
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Swimbait Maintenance Tips

Weary of the financial sting of torn-up soft swimbaits detracting from the joy of a good bass bite? Assemble a swimbait first-aid kit to get the most bass-for-the-buck. Most soft swimbaits rely on a…
News & Tips: Sorting Through the Pike Lures
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Sorting Through the Pike Lures

The northern pike seems to have it all. The ability to leap in the air with energetic somersaults that will amaze and excite you. A willingness to strike baits so aggressively that you'd swear your…
News & Tips: Best Streamer Flies & How to Fish Them...
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Best Streamer Flies & How to Fish Them

Fishing elegantly-dressed dry flies on the surface is the most glamorized way to take trout. But if you want a fish-catching machine, tie on a streamer. Streamers will fool all species of trout,…
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John Crews Digs Shallow or Deep for Summer Bass

As summertime approaches, many anglers are prepping for the vacation season. Bass busters are planning to dredge their favorite deep-water haunts in hopes of finding an expansive school of over-sized…
News & Tips: Taxidermy Tips
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Taxidermy Tips

  Photo courtesy of Advanced Taxidermy & Wildlife Design Many of us dream of bagging a record-book whitetail buck, moose, bear, etc. Of course, few people ever do. But that doesn't stop us…
News & Tips: Fishing Missouri's Wild Trout Streams
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Fishing Missouri's Wild Trout Streams

The drift looked perfect. I had cast a No. 12 Pheasant Tail bead-head nymph into the head of a small, dark pool on southern Missouri’s Barren Fork Creek, one of six cold water wild trout streams in…
News & Tips: Travel Blog: El Pescador Lodge and Villas, Belize...
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Travel Blog: El Pescador Lodge and Villas, Belize

I've recently returned from a gem of a destination, El Pescador Lodge and Villas. It is located in Ambergris Caye, Belize. Getting there is simple — most any major American city that serves as a hub…
News & Tips: Canoe and Kayak Trolling Tactics
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Canoe and Kayak Trolling Tactics

  Calm conditions are a prime time to troll from a canoe, kayak or rowboat. The Mechanics of a Rowboat, Canoe or Kayak The manual propulsion of a rowboat, canoe or kayak makes for a great trolling…