
Mike Schoonveld: Keeping fish alive requires some thought
Most “fishing” boats are equipped with a livewell to keep the fish alive for one reason or another. Great idea. Catch a fish, unhook it, toss it in a livewell and they’ll be alive and

Most “fishing” boats are equipped with a livewell to keep the fish alive for one reason or another. Great idea. Catch a fish, unhook it, toss it in a livewell and they’ll be alive and

“The second Monday of the Ohio spring turkey hunting season, May 5, 1986, will be riveted in my memory forever. It was the day I was shot.”
That quote began a feature story titled

As days warm and sunsets arrive later, many a Minnesota angler has fried fish on the brain. The bad news is, walleye and northern pike seasons don’t open for another couple of weeks. The good

I also like to check the bearings on my trailer. There’s nothing worse than having trailer trouble. I also like to go through all my rods. I mix up a little soap and water and

Andy’s noodly catfish rod bucked and plunged toward the surface of the Mississippi River, as below, a leviathan in the depths waged war on the hook and line that had it tethered. After fighting the

It’s understandable that the focus on spring turkey-hunting tactics leans heavily in the gobbler’s direction. Yet, in April and May, longbeards mostly center their attention on the ladies of the species. Where the hens go,

“Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.”
As I read this quote by Rita Mae Brown in an issue of Reader’s Digest recently, I instantly thought of how

In reviewing my logbooks from years past, I see that I’ve been to various hospitals statewide about six times in my career due to hooks embedded in my body. Most of the time, I get

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Bill Lowen entered the 2025 tournament season carrying the memory of his disappointing performance on the 2024 Bassmaster Elite tour. Instead of focusing on a bass on the end of his
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