Tips & Features
Artists, fish-lure makers give floating trash a new life
A social-media friend recently sent me a link to YouTube videos about using “feminine napkins” as bait for catching bass, catfish, lake trout, and rainbow trout.
He considered the videos “LOL,” and said the
Here’s how to stalk the aggressive spring pickerel in Pennsylvania
The stalks rising from the lake’s silted bottom were thick, heavy and straight, like a wooden fence row.
Everything seemed calm until I saw a flash of green poke through the slats. Then the
For young Pennsylvania fly-tying phenom, it’s fish, fish, fish
Karrie and Doug Sampsel had little idea that the $40 fly-tying kit they gave their son, Landis, for Christmas when he was 10 would ignite a passion.
“He’s always been a fisherman, and so
Mike Schoonveld: Keeping fish alive requires some thought
Most “fishing” boats are equipped with a livewell to keep the fish alive for one reason or another. Great idea. Catch a fish, unhook it, toss it in a livewell and they’ll be alive and
Turkey hunting accident almost 40 years ago still puts life in perspective
“The second Monday of the Ohio spring turkey hunting season, May 5, 1986, will be riveted in my memory forever. It was the day I was shot.”
That quote began a feature story titled
Planning a fish fry? How’ bout some native rough fish?
As days warm and sunsets arrive later, many a Minnesota angler has fried fish on the brain. The bad news is, walleye and northern pike seasons don’t open for another couple of weeks. The good
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Dust off the cobwebs before fishing opener
I also like to check the bearings on my trailer. There’s nothing worse than having trailer trouble. I also like to go through all my rods. I mix up a little soap and water and
There’s value in night-fishing beneath the moon and stars
Andy’s noodly catfish rod bucked and plunged toward the surface of the Mississippi River, as below, a leviathan in the depths waged war on the hook and line that had it tethered. After fighting the
If you want to fill your spring turkey tag, learn what the hens like to do
It’s understandable that the focus on spring turkey-hunting tactics leans heavily in the gobbler’s direction. Yet, in April and May, longbeards mostly center their attention on the ladies of the species. Where the hens go,
