Open water signals the start of New York State’s annual boating season. To make sure you’re ready when the open water arrives, here are a few suggestions and sources to get you dressed for success
Is there a right way and a wrong way to hold a fish?
During a time when fisheries conservation demands regular catch-and-release, the answer is a resounding yes. Once it’s out of the water,
As a new turkey hunter, the minute I heard a gobble in the distance, my first instinct was to get up and head towards the bird, cutting the distance between us.
The second
Sure, the calendar said March 20 was officially the first day of spring, but like any other year, I paid no attention to that designation.
Neither, too, do many wildlife species. Spring isn’t a
Eric Morken spent a lot of time looking for birds, talking to landowners and scouting new properties ahead of Minnesota’s turkey opener on April 16, 2025. It paid dividends with a filled tag on a
As a mostly casual turkey hunter, it took me years to really grab onto the concept of scouting for turkeys. After all, they gobble, so they’ll tell you where they are, right? That’s true sometimes,
The Appalachian Willow fly here on the Genesee River appeared like just another weird bug crawling up my waders as I fished knee-deep for trout.
That was 50 years ago. Back then I hoped
In its most basic form, a jig consists of nothing more than a light wire hook molded into a shaped piece of lead or tungsten. The round jig is the most popular, but there are
As I write this, it’s the 30th of December. My next year’s calendar tells me Opening Day of the Wisconsin general fishing season is Saturday, May 3.
Do I look forward to it? Of
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