Fishing
Backtrolling for walleyes: An old-school, vintage technique that still shines?
Somewhere in the late 1960s, pretty much about the same time Al and Ron Lindner introduced their famous Lindy Rig to the fishing public, walleye anglers added backtrolling to their bag of tricks. Lindy Rigs
Patrick Durkin: This year’s Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame members getting recognition they long deserved
Whenever folks badmouth public servants who work for schools, agencies or simply “the government,” you’d like to stand them before a crowded auditorium to meet guys like Neil Payne, Keith McCaffery or the late William
Dan Ladd: Let us be reminded that cold water can kill
What follows are a few anecdotes from a topic I’ve covered in this space before, but they bear repeating.
Chasing trophy bass? Here are six ways to catch them more consistently
Have you ever noticed that the same anglers seem to be catching big bass all the time? And you’re not?
Sure, some anglers are lucky. But those who are catching big ’uns consistently put
Kinkaid Lake in Illinois gets new crappie regs; and survey sheds light on muskie fishery
One of Illinois’ premier fishing holes has adjusted its crappie regulations this year following a huge spawn that has put too many smaller slabs in its water.
Meanwhile, a survey of Kinkaid Lake this
Wisconsin’s conservation patron license defies trends, gains buyers
Even as sales of most fishing, trapping, and hunting licenses decline in Wisconsin, the all-inclusive conservation patron license has grown nearly 50% in popularity after bottoming out in 2012.
Sales of the $165 patron
Metro Area Fishing Report – April 12, 2026 – video
We’ve been chasing crappies all week and we’ve seen all kinds of conditions and patterns. Finding some consistent behaviors.
Wisconsin sport shop in Spooner loses beloved yellow Lab ‘Babs’ to likely accidental poisoning
Rick and Barb Anderson’s yellow Lab, Babs, has been part of the welcoming committee at Spooner’s AAA Sport Shop for years. Sadly, Babs died Feb. 13 after apparently being exposed to a rodenticide poison after
Mike Schoonveld: Here’s how to effectively run a lure down the chute on your next Great Lakes outing
The first time I ventured out on a Great Lake to troll for salmon was on a small boat with a small outboard.
There were three of us, each of us had brought our
