Fishing
If I owned a tackle shop, there’d be no need to shut up
In the last issue, I told a tale about a bait shop owner who embarrassed a potentially excellent customer because he had a big mouth.
Commentary: My (too) modern bait shop experience
In one area, near the minnow tanks, was the fresh smell of highly aerated water. Along another wall was the dry, slightly acrid smell of the cricket enclosure. And, still another area, where the refrigerators
Comfort, mobility, efficiency: Top ice-fishing gear for 2024-25
Elevate your ice-fishing experience with the K-Drill EXT ice auger, the latest innovation in ice auger technology. With an adjustable extension shaft, locking knob, and three extension positions, the EXT can effortlessly drill through up
Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo moving to EAA grounds for Dec. 13-15 show
The Wounded Warriors United of Wisconsin (WWUW) will be raffling off a Scout ice fishing house during the Dec. 13-15 Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo in Oshkosh. The ice fishing house was donated from Ice Castle
Steve McComas: The detective’s spring/summer lake review for 2024 in Minnesota
The 2024 spring/summer started out wet and hot. Above-average precipitation from April to June, along with higher-than-average temperatures through August were recorded. Then the rain spigot was turned off in September and October, and lake
Mike Schoonveld: Get the net! But which one? Here’s what to consider
Whether you are fishing from a rowboat in a farm pond or on an offshore cruiser in the middle of a Great Lake, one of the most welcome phrases an angler can say is, “Get
Why carp stop short of Chicago: dirty water?
Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago. Yet, try as they might, the fish have not advanced beyond a particular stretch of the Illinois River
Musky Clubs Alliance offers up to $75K to boost DNR annual stocking numbers
The Musky Clubs Alliance of Wisconsin will offer the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) a substantial cash “gift” to mitigate proposed cutbacks in muskellunge stocking in 2025.
Ohio’s lesser known rivers hold plenty of promise, too
Ernest Miller Hemingway could have done anything he wanted. Born in Oak Park, a well-to-do suburb of Chicago, he passed on college. A job with the Kansas City Star appealed to him.
He worked
