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Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Avoiding line twist with substitutions, solutions
Line twist can be a frustrating problem. Most line twist problems happen with spinning reels and not as much with baitcasting reels. Monofilament and fluorocarbon lines have problems with line twist, and the superlines/hardlines/braids have

Live bait-rigging for walleyes – video
Run the line along your boat at a 45-degree angle. If in relatively shallow water, run the lure about a foot off the bottom and set the hook quickly after the walleye strikes.

Cicada emergence offers Pennsylvania anglers a rare and brief opportunity
There’s a buzz in the central Pennsylvania outdoor community – literally. For the first time since 2008, Brood XIV periodical cicadas have emerged en masse across the region. This rare appearance of large insects, with

Fond memories created in one of the Adirondacks’ most remote locations
The West Canada Lake area lies at the head of three Adirondack water-sheds: the Cedar River, the West Canada Creek and the Moose River. This makes it a relatively high general land area and somewhat

Beat the lake chaos with a deeper understanding of river fishing
It’s easy to find solitude on the lake in the spring. Ditto the fall, especially as the calendar flips closer to winter. But summer? Better be prepared to either deal with the traffic resulting from

Three buck hot spots to hang trail cameras and get early intel this June
It might seem as if it’s a bit early, but it’s not. This year’s crop of whitetail bucks is out there, already sporting the first month of antler growth. And while the bow opener is

Jeremiah Haas: An inexpensive way to experience the outdoors
As a parent of two teenagers and a coach at our school, I have seen the changes in kids during this electronics age. We were mean, mean parents when we did not allow our first

There’s something about an old rowboat that’s hard to quit
It’s been a bit over 45 years ago when I first heard Joe was selling his old aluminum rowboat. I was instantly interested in purchasing it, though at the time, I was not sure I

Ryan Rothstein: Looking to burn? Here’s what you need to know
In my May 30 column, I made the case for fire being a critically underutilized tool when it comes to whitetail habitat management, particularly on private lands.
While I laid out why burning is