Fishing
Three techniques to entice Minnesota’s opening weekend walleyes
The fishing opener is nearly upon us in Minnesota – finally, once again, the chance to connect with friends and family, while at the same time, catch fish.
As with all other openers, water
Steve McComas: Some welcome surprises in Minnesota waters this spring
In the past month, I’ve been tracking the notorious curlyleaf pondweed. Under optimal conditions, it can produce more than 700 stems per square meter (spacing of one stem every 2 inches). This presents not only
May brings Lake Michigan salmon close to shore
Anglers rightfully equate the best salmon fishing on Lake Michigan with summer. Ideal water temperatures and schooling baitfish have salmon concentrated and at a heightened activity level, making them easier to catch.
But if
Freddie McKnight: Pennsylvania’s least-pressured gamefish, the chain pickerel, plenty fun to catch
Few anglers go out specifically to catch chain pickerel. They are the Rodney Dangerfields of Pennsylvania’s fishing world. That’s too bad, because this least-pursued of our state’s gamefish species is both easy and fun to
Wisconsin’s Wolf River sturgeon spawn draws curious viewers
The Wisconsin DNR’s lead sturgeon biologist, Margaret Stadig, doesn’t mind getting up close and personal with a 100-pound lake sturgeon as she and other DNR sturgeon team members gathered April 15 at Bamboo Bend, a
Joe Shead: How I caught (or netted) a tourney-winning bass
This whole thing was Daine’s idea. Daine’s simple plan to hold a bass tournament between some of his friends has resulted in a raging debate that has brought to me ridicule and sleepless nights. I’ve
For Minnesota’s Mark Thorson, a simple approach to angling is an effective, enjoyable way to go
A generation ago, anglers depended upon their skills, instincts, and observations to figure out where to find and how to stay on fish. Many of today’s fishers, however, do not need to rely on those
Who needs a boat? Anglers can find plenty of places to fish from shore
Expensive boats and fancy electronics are nice, but they’re not necessary when it comes to dropping a line for fish.
Take Wisconsin, for example. The Badger State is home to more than 15,000 inland
Whitefish populations improving in Great Lakes
Lake whitefish are native and historically the dominant commercial fish in the upper Great Lakes.
Although there are a number of good-tasting fish in the Great Lakes, lake whitefish (a member of the trout
