Fishing Information

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and such is the case of fish popularity.  Walleyes for example are held in snob regard across the upper Midwest.  Trout purists hold down the west and everyone south of Des Moines Iowa is obsessed with bass.  Easy as an angler to get caught up with that tide and chase after the most popular girl in the class.

When you are getting ready for a fishing trip, establishing a routine will help you make sure that every detail is taken care of.

It’s hard to beat the bite of fall trolling for salmon and trout when the weather and water turn cold. As hot as the action can be this time of year, not being dressed for the cold weather can turn a great day into a miserable one.

Learning new tactics to catch fish is a great way to keep angling fresh and exciting.

The unhooking process is potentially hazardous to the angler, especially when the fishing lure sports multiple treble hooks. One slip at an inopportune moment can result in a dropped fish and a hook in the hand.

For those anglers looking to pit their vision and stalking skills to the ultimate of tests, sight fishing is just for you.

I know when you hear the words "fishing the flats" you are thinking somewhere tropical, but Lake Superior has its own version. The flats on Superior are opposite of what you would think of fishing in the salt. Instead of being in just a few feet of crystal clear water, the Superior flats are 100 feet deep and turquoise in color as far as you can see. On the southeast side of Madeline Island, fishermen frequent the flats in search of lake trout.

When a creature is threatened, there's a concept that suggests it does one of three things: fight, flight or freeze. And it's true with fish.

I've found working these behaviors into presentations is a great way to trigger predator fish to bite. Here's a rundown of the three responses and the tactics I use to take advantage of them.

Fight

If you haven't been night fishing in a while, you need to try bass fishing at night from now until September.  It doesn't matter if you're fishing your local pit, pond, or stream….or if you're taking the bass boat out on your big lake; night fishing right now is getting hot all over the country.