Are you one of those anglers who buys a fishing license every year – or, like me, several for different states? If so, you’re in the minority. Studies show most Americans who consider themselves anglers don’t actually fish every year.
That reality caught the attention of the sportfishing industry.
Mike Schoonveld: Making time – not finding it – is key for avid anglers Read More »
Years ago, there was an ongoing argument among Great Lakes salmon and trout anglers whether spoons or trolling flies with single hooks are better fish-catchers than lures with treble hooks.
That debate has quieted over time, but it hasn’t disappeared. Some anglers still swap trebles for singles, while others go the opposite direction, replacing factory single hooks with trebles.
Mike Schoonveld: How many hooks are needed on a lure, and why? Read More »
The first time I ventured out on a Great Lake to troll for salmon was on a small boat with a small outboard.
There were three of us, each of us had brought our own fishing rod and a handful of lures we thought might be attractive to the fish. Other than the required safety gear, and what turned out to be a woefully inadequate net, that was about the extent of the tackle on board.
A friend was on a wilderness fishing trip in Canada. What could be better? Pristine waters, fish for dinner every day, no ringing phones to disturb the sounds of the loons.
“It’s all good,” he said, “until you have all the fish you need for dinner, you’re ready to get back to the cabin and your outboard motor won’t start.”
Mike Schoonveld: Another safety tool for outdoorsmen – satellite texting Read More »
People are taught dozens of common-sense rules as they travel down the road of life. One of them is to don’t eat any food from a metal can that shows signs of swelling. Why? Because the can probably has spoiled food inside and could be contaminated with botulism toxins.
Good to know, but why put this warning in a column about fishing and other outdoor recreation?
Mike Schoonveld: Vacuum-sealed products require special thawing Read More »
I can’t remember the exact number of Independence Days I’ve spent on boats.
Now, it’s often on my boat, a friend’s boat, and decades ago it was on my dad’s boat. Fishing is often on the menu these days, but when I was kid, water skiing and tubing were more important than fishing – at least in the midday hours.
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Shortly after salmon were stocked in the Great Lakes to take advantage of the overabundance of invasive alewives, health experts warned, “Don’t eat the fish. They are contaminated with DDT, Toxaphene, Chlordane and other chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides.”
I was thankful for this information, but Instead of just crossing the Great Lakes off my list of places to fish, I dug a bit deeper.
Mike Schoonveld: Some good news on contaminants in Great Lakes fish – imagine that Read More »
Anglers and boaters are still waiting for a definitive solution to stemming the tide of Asian carp eventually gaining access to the Great Lakes.
Most are hoping cash-strapped governments will pony up the billion-plus dollars it will take to get the Brandon Road Project completed. The chances of that happening goes down as the cost estimates go up.
Mike Schoonveld: Old technology could stem carp invasion to the Great Lakes Read More »
In general, animal welfare (aka animal rights) groups exist for two reasons. One, to provide jobs for the founders and leaders of the groups.
Reason two is to alleviate what they allege to be unwarranted abuse of fish or wildlife. If you look at the salaries and lifestyles of the founders and executives of these organizations, you’ll quickly learn these two reasons are not equally important.
Mike Schoonveld: Anti-fishing group seeks ban on minnows for bait Read More »
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