Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Aim for a mixed bag during the early season
Gregg Schroeder
May 28, 2025
This is a great time of year to be on the water! Pike, bass, walleyes, and panfish are all aggressively feeding.
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Volunteers with Wisconsin’s Rock Creek Disabled Outdoors build friendships through helping others hunt
Matt Geiger
May 28, 2025
Over the course of more than a quarter century, hundreds of disabled persons have experienced the thrill of the hunt thanks to a non-profit based in the rural hamlet of Willard in Clark County, Wis.
Master minnowbaits for better muskie fishing
Steve Heiting
May 28, 2025
As I rummaged through my tackle box trying to figure out which lure may get the muskies to bite, my fishing partner John Stellflue stopped casting and turned my way.
“You know you’re going
New York archery coach has a penchant for teaching winners
Jeff Murray
May 28, 2025
As the old saying goes “Those who can – do. Those who can’t – teach.”
Gary Neal figured out a way to excel at both after he picked up a bow and arrow, becoming
Dean Bortz: Walleyes for Tomorrow crews in Wisconsin doing yeoman’s work
Dean Bortz
May 27, 2025
There’s a good chance most fishermen don’t know that volunteer members of Walleyes for Tomorrow (WfT) work in their behalf every spring and have been doing so for – what? – 12, 15 years now
Wisconsin’s Caleb Wistad turns a fishing dream into reality
Bill Thornley
May 27, 2025
For 20 years Caleb Wistad, of Spooner, worked as a plumber.
Then he quit to go fishing.
“It was getting to the point I had to prioritize,” said Wistad, who is now living
Fly-fishing piquing your interest? This will help you get started
John Tertuliani
May 26, 2025
Some say fly fishing is a science. Your opinion comes from how much fishing experience you have at the time and your age. Your value of fly-fishing can be complex or carefree, your choice.
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some brook trout gems in June
Mike Gnatkowski
May 26, 2025
If there’s a prettier fish than a native brook trout, I’d like to see it. The worm-like markings (aka “vermiculations”) on the olive back provide the perfect back drop for the red spots and blue-edged
A back-to-the-basics approach often produces fish
Bob Grewell
May 26, 2025
How often have you wondered why fish aren’t biting? Were you frustrated with lack of fishing success? Did you switch baits? Maybe we should revert back to basic fishing tactics for success. After all, sometimes
