Charlie Gierke, Author at Outdoor News

Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: April might bring normalcy to fishing

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Nature seems to always even itself out.
February was warm, followed by a cold March. Now, early April is on track with air temperatures reaching the 40s and 50s. In southern and central Minnesota, walleyes will be in their natural state of pre-spawn soon and will transition to spawning once water temperature stabilizes at 42 degrees or more.

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Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Panfish have short memories

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Fish have natural defenses to keep them alive, and being cautious is their No. 1 defense. When ice fishing, it’s typical to set up on a hole and watch the flasher come alive with fish.

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Pro Tip of the Week: Think like a fish over looking at the calendar

Features, Fishing, Fishing, Minnesota, National Fishing, Pro Tips, Wisconsin / Charlie Gierke

My tip this week is to think like a fish. Fish don’t know what month it is, but they certainly know the season. I, like many, can get caught up in the calendar and remembering the fish I caught on certain dates. But this year, spring is slow to warm up, so why do I see crappie anglers on some metro-area lakes working shorelines?

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Pro Tip of the Week: Cribs can lead to strong ice fishing

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Cribs are wooden structures sunken and filled with brush by angling clubs to provide fish habitat, If the lake you’re fishing has cribs, you need to know it, because they can be dynamite for fishing..

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