The awesome dilemma of choosing a favorite freshwater fishery
Many personal factors determine whether a fishery ranks as a “favorite” for an individual, and that’s what makes exploring new waters so fun.
Unlimited Outdoors by Tim Lesmeister
Why do I like pike? Let me count the ways
With northern pike fishing seasons already open on border waters and Minnesota’s inland waters angling opener just four weeks away, the author praises the “other white meat.”
Fishing protocol: It’s all about the details
Tournament anglers who win regularly and recreational fishermen who fill the live-well monitor the “little things.”
Off-season white-tailed deer hunting question: What’s your favorite rifle cartridge?
The author likes the 7mm-08, but if you were limited to one caliber for deer, what would it be?
Bluegill? Bass? Walleye? Muskie? What’s your favorite fish?
As winter lingers on, the writer's thoughts drift to open water, big rivers, and hard-fighting trout and salmon.
Sportshow season: Looking ahead to floating down a river with a fly rod
Now’s the time to plan and book a trip on a big river out west, Alaska, or even in the underrated Upper Midwest.
The technological marvel of underwater cameras in modern ice fishing
Seeing is believing when viewing the subterranean world through the hard water.
Ice fishing gems from the St. Paul Ice Fishing & Winter Sports Show
It’s ice show season, and after prowling the aisles at the recent big event in St. Paul, this blogger can’t live without these hard-water toys.
'Tis the season for ice safety precautions
An early deep freeze has anglers across north country eager to launch the 2018-19 ice fishing season.
The celebrated leaping trout of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Fish long enough and you’ll acquire some classic, albeit bizarre, fishing stories. The author added one to his collection this fall.
New hunting tool? Air rifles have hit the big time
When states begin legalizing air rifles – and they will – for big game, these modern guns will become legitimate options for pursuing deer and other species.
Evolving as an entertainer – from fishing lures and rods to guitars and rhymes
Readers know Tim Lesmeister as an outdoors communicator in the hunting and fishing world, but his new project exposes his longtime love of making music.
Blackfish tournament highlights the diversity of modern bass-fishing techniques
Inaugural event on Lake Minnetonka attracts 68 teams employing drop-shots, swim jigs, jig worms, chatter baits and other lures for big largemouths.
During tough fishing bite, stay determined, persistent
The smart, successful pro anglers know you don’t automatically default to a finesse presentation when a negative bite occurs.
Tournament fishing has made Americans better anglers
Watching the national bass and walleye tournament fishing scene flourish has been extremely gratifying for the author, who is emceeing the inaugural Blackfish Classic in July.
Fishing the heartland: The cross-generational appeal of big bullheads
Revered in Iowa, the All-American bullhead provides fast summer fishing action and tasty fish-fry fodder in Farm Country USA.
Quest for fishing: experiment to discover the better presentation
Whether you’re fishing off a continental shelf for swordfish, swinging for river steelhead, or slip-bobbering for opener walleyes, always be ready to switch things up.
Modify your kayak strategies for open-water fishing in 2018
Modern kayaks and canoes have opened up a whole new world of smaller waters for savvy anglers in urban and rural areas alike.
Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame: Time to nominate your favorite angler
Many incredible anglers and people in the business of fishing deserve induction, but they may need you to nominate them.
Angler inquiry: Where have all the big fish gone?
If today’s fishermen want trophy fish in the future, they need to embrace stricter slots and catch-and-release regulations.
Remembering the perfect fishing buddy
Cancer claims a longtime friend, west metro angling guru, and confidant of the author.
Coming full circle and enjoying the grand merits of fishing from shore
Spending fewer hours in boats and kayaks, the author finds himself angling more from dry land.
The next generation of tungsten fishing lures: targeting open water
Ice anglers have developed a love for tungsten tackle when panfishing or pursuing walleyes, but don’t expect this element to stop catching fish after the hard water disappears.
Minnesota outdoors scene loses longtime friend with the passing of Ralph Jon Fritz
A familiar face around the state’s fishing and governor’s opener scene, “Fritzie” hailed from Sleepy Eye, Minn., and even marketed his own fishing lure.
North Country fishing: The aura of first ice
Crappies, big pike, and evening walleyes highlight the hard-water action of early December across the ice belt.
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