
Never too early to plan 2021 smallmouth trips
Where to go and how to find bronzebacks.

Where to go and how to find bronzebacks.

The advantages of fishing from portable ice shanties.
In conversations with a half dozen or so bait shop personnel, knowledge was shared about what bays, small lakes, and other spots tend to freeze first and offer eager ice anglers the earliest ice.

Spooler reels, or “inline” reels, help us in ways we don’t always think about when ice fishing. One of those ways is enabling us to slow down when we fish, which is so important for

So many options out there, and there’s no doubt this has all changed the game over the last several years.

An unconventional tip to enhance rattle-reel fishing and tip-up markers.

Because of power plant and warm-water discharge, the fish tend to be much more active than they would otherwise be. This year, both reactors have been operating, which will keep the temperature around 36 degrees.

How to detect ‘less obvious’ bites.

Pay attention to what others around you are doing, and have the courage to zig when they zag.
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