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News & Tips: Weighted Flies
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Weighted Flies

How a fly moves and sinks in the water column is one of the most important factors in enticing a fish into striking. Some fish will move less than a few inches from their respected feeding zones, so…
News & Tips: Food Plots for Hunting
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Food Plots for Hunting

We typically divide food plots into two categories: feeding plots and hunting plots. Feeding plots are designed to attract and hold deer on your property and are laid out with high volume production…
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Why Conservation Funding is Important to Sportsmen and the Economy

Steven discusses the economic benefits of public lands conservation programs and the importance of adequately funding these programs in light of the many financial challenges facing our country. •…
News & Tips: Northeast Waterways Will Be Hopping During Cicada Season...
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Northeast Waterways Will Be Hopping During Cicada Season

Over the next few weeks, billions—maybe even trillions—of Brood II cicadas are buzzing their way across the Northeast. It’s an event that happens only once every 17 years, and causes anglers to…
News & Tips: Quick Fix for Leaky Boats
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Quick Fix for Leaky Boats

A common problem affecting aluminum boats are leaks. Collisions with underwater obstructions, beaching boats, and years of pounding waves are the likely causes of loose or missing rivets, widening of…
News & Tips: Frog Gigging and the Art of Catching Frogs (video)...
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Frog Gigging and the Art of Catching Frogs (video)

Jason Parsons sat on a camp stool on the bow of a 20-foot long narrow jon boat with his gig poised and ready for some frog gigging action. I inched the ancient boat slowly forward with a 16 foot gig…
News & Tips: How to Take Advantage of the Topwater Bite During Cicada Season...
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How to Take Advantage of the Topwater Bite During Cicada Season

As cicadas began to descend on Northeastern states such as my native Pennsylvania, veteran anglers like me get excited.  Why? These billions of Brood II cicadas—thumb-sized insects that emerge from…
News & Tips: Is Your Fish Safe to Eat? Find Out with These Educational Tools...
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Is Your Fish Safe to Eat? Find Out with These Educational Tools

Not only is it rewarding and delicious to prepare the day’s catch as your evening meal, but it can also be incredibly good for you: Fish is an excellent source of protein that’s high in vitamins and…
News & Tips: Stay on the Trail
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Stay on the Trail

Hiking is considered by some, a leisure walk, or aggressive trek, with no real planning necessary, especially on an established trail. That thinking has led to hundreds of unexpected overnight stays…
News & Tips: 4 Fishing Facts About Minnesota and Wisconsin’s Late Spring...
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4 Fishing Facts About Minnesota and Wisconsin’s Late Spring

On the opening day of fishing season in at least two upper Midwest states, ice fishing gear proved to be more useful than regular equipment.  Though lakes there continue to thaw, anglers in Minnesota…
News & Tips: Doug Hannon - A Legend in the Sport of Fishing...
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Doug Hannon - A Legend in the Sport of Fishing

This year we lost one of the most innovative, creative and true lovers of the fishing world when we lost Doug Hannon. Working with WaveSpin Inc. I had the chance to fish with Doug last year. As a kid…
News & Tips: Choosing a Shotgun
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Choosing a Shotgun

Growing up in a farming environment, I learned the importance of having the right tool for the job. Part of my self-imposed duties involved walking the field edges in search of groundhogs. It was my…