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How to build a pollinator garden

June 19, 2019

(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)Careful planning is essential to creating a successful pollinator garden. Follow these easy steps to make sure you have everything covered before you make your investment. Choosing your location While flowering plants can grow in both shady and sunny locations, consider your audience. Butterflies and other pollinators like to bask in the sun and some of…

The perfect fishing knot

May 29, 2019

Mike Schoonveld

What’s a good fishing knot? That’s simple. If you tie a hook on the end of a fishing line with a simple or perhaps a complicated series of twists, turns, loops and laps; hang a worm on the hook; catch a fish with it and the knot holds tight and the line doesn’t snap at the hook, it’s a good…

Spring walleye presentations: When top tactic isn’t working, try something different

May 29, 2019

Tony Peterson

As May transitions to June, the top walleye bite of the year has arrived. Marking fish and walleyes aren’t responding? The onus is on you to mix it up.

Fishing tips: locating and catching pre-spawn slab crappies

May 24, 2019

Jason Revermann

Spring is a great time to target white or black crappies as they transition into shallow water around the weed lines.

Late spring’s shallow multi-species fishing action

May 15, 2019

Tony Peterson

Combine stealth, a low profile, available structure, and a variety of live bait to locate snapping perch, crappies, and walleyes during the early open-water angling season.

Fishing tips: where to start searching for early season walleyes

May 3, 2019

Jason Revermann

Don’t just fish memories when locating fish; use your electronics and search according to lake and weather conditions.

Useful knots for thriving and surviving in the out-of-doors [video]

April 26, 2019

Ron Hustvedt

A Minnesota DNR expert shows how to master six essential knots for fishing, boating, hunting, and camping.

Spring fever: Off-hours prime tom turkey time

April 22, 2019

Tony Peterson

We all love sunrise fly-down, but the best hunting hours to call in a boss gobbler often occur with the sun high in the sky.

Better turkey timing via trail cameras

April 11, 2019

Tony Peterson

Employing a simply trail-cam strategy can improve planning for your first spring gobbler hunt.

Turkeys now, turkeys later: Early-season longbeards on a predictable pattern

March 19, 2019

Tony Peterson

With turkey opener just a few weeks away, start studying the habits of gobblers in your hunting area right now.

After initial ice-melt surge, think spring river walleyes

March 18, 2019

Terry Tuma

Border waters provide some the first opportunities to launch a boat and work the schools of pre-spawn walleyes and saugers.

Fishing protocol: It’s all about the details

March 18, 2019

Tim Lesmeister

Tournament anglers who win regularly and recreational fishermen who fill the live-well monitor the “little things.”

Hunting cottontail rabbits in February: timing is everything

February 8, 2019

Tony Peterson

Plan out your winter brushpile forays, or your bunny hunting will be a bust.

Tips for using spoons to entice the wary walleyes of winter

February 5, 2019

Terry Tuma

There are definitely times when fish demand an increase in vibration and flash. But just the opposite can be the attractor, so bring an assortment of colors.

Some real early turkey talk: Match your strikers with the right pot call

February 1, 2019

Steve Piatt

Just when you’re ready to relegate one to a stash of calls in your camo bag, you connect with the right striker and you’re ready to put it in your vest for future action.

Easy steps to fishing rod line guide repair

February 1, 2019

Mike Schoonveld

Braided fishing line and a tube of super glue top the list of materials needed to replace a broken line guide on your fishing rod. (Photo by Mike Schoonveld) I use the winter months as a time to sort, inspect and maintain the rods, reels and other gear I use and abuse spring, summer and fall. This way, I have…

Ice fishing tip: Pay attention to detail during a tough walleye bite. Part 1: Set-lines

January 29, 2019

Jason Revermann

There’s been a hot bite but when you finally hit the ice, the weather changes and the action tanks. Pay attention to tiny details, and you’ll salvage your trip by tricking a few fish into biting.

Playing the Western big-game hunting game

January 28, 2019

Tony Peterson

An elk or mule deer hunt in the Rocky Mountains or High Plains can take years of planning, so start now.

Do expensive ice rods catch more fish?

December 28, 2018

Jason Revermann

Species- and technique-specific rods can give you a real advantage out on the ice.

A winter ice fishing tactical Q&A with ‘Tackle’ Terry Tuma

December 27, 2018

Terry Tuma

As the heart of hard water arrives across the great North American ice belt, “T3” answers your questions to help improve your angling skills this cold-weather season.

Ice fishing quandary: the jigging spoon paradox

December 4, 2018

Terry Tuma

Top anglers match spoon design for different phases of winter and the moods of walleyes.

Fall walleye fishing tip: Go aggressive to target bigger fish

October 23, 2018

Jason Revermann

Use electronics to scan steep breaks to locate baitfish and predators, then make sure to follow them as they switch depths during changing light conditions.

Fall fishing tips – techniques to catch suspended autumn crappie

September 28, 2018

Jason Revermann

With water temps dropping, crappies are munching on minnows. Use your electronics to locate schools of suspended slabs, then find what triggers bites.

Anticipating and successfully fishing during autumn lake turnover season [video]

September 21, 2018

Terry Tuma

North country lakes will begin experiencing turnover in coming weeks, but you still can enjoy quality fall angling before, during, and after this annual period.

Fishing tips: vertical jigging for panfish during the dog days of summer

August 9, 2018

Jason Revermann

Put away the bobbers and use your electronics to locate the big bluegills of late summer

Crankbaiting your way to summer walleye and bass success

July 23, 2018

Terry Tuma

An immediate, aggressive approach to fishing can produce more action quickly during a hot bite of mid-summer.

How To’s

How to build a pollinator garden

The perfect fishing knot

Spring walleye presentations: When top tactic isn’t working, try something different

Fishing tips: locating and catching pre-spawn slab crappies

Late spring’s shallow multi-species fishing action

Useful knots for thriving and surviving in the out-of-doors [video]

Spring fever: Off-hours prime tom turkey time

Better turkey timing via trail cameras

Turkeys now, turkeys later: Early-season longbeards on a predictable pattern

After initial ice-melt surge, think spring river walleyes

Fishing protocol: It’s all about the details

Hunting cottontail rabbits in February: timing is everything

Tips for using spoons to entice the wary walleyes of winter

Some real early turkey talk: Match your strikers with the right pot call

Easy steps to fishing rod line guide repair

Playing the Western big-game hunting game

Do expensive ice rods catch more fish?

A winter ice fishing tactical Q&A with ‘Tackle’ Terry Tuma

Ice fishing quandary: the jigging spoon paradox

Anticipating and successfully fishing during autumn lake turnover season [video]

Crankbaiting your way to summer walleye and bass success

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