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Early-season trolling: a recipe for angling success

During the month of June, most anglers focus their efforts on the shallower portions of lakes. They spend their days casting for fish in and around rejuvenated weed growth. There’s some real merit to that

Every picture tells a story, Part I

I was going through an old photo album the other day. By old, think black and white photographs from the early 1950s. Glancing at a couple of them, I was reminded of the Rod Stewart

Making do with Wisconsin’s Chequamegon Bay smallies

We were after walleyes, no question about it. While we did catch one keeper, the real story that day were the bay’s well reputed smallmouth bass. They hit jigs tipped with fatheads, crawlers or plastics.

Early season is a bass bonanza

If you think you’re in water that’s shallow enough, you’re probably still fishing too deep. I’ve caught countless bass this time of year within 6 inches of shore in water less than a foot deep.

Bite stops here: Fight Lyme disease with prevention

As spring temperatures rise, many people will spend more time on outdoor activities, increasing their risk of encountering pathogen-carrying ticks.
To help the public avoid tick bites, Penn State Extension experts are observing Lyme

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