Tips & Features
Steve Carney: A kind response after an unfortunate ice-fishing outing
It began as a typical morning on the ice, with all fishing gear loaded and in order. Then, I arrived to my morning destination only to find my auger wasn’t cooperating. I struggled for a
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Fish big, high, and fast for late season panfish
As the snow atop the ice on Minnesota lakes begins rapidly to melt under a more favorable angle from the sun, panfish begin to position themselves higher in the water column. This can be one
Is a spring steelhead season to remember coming on Lake Erie tributaries?
The outlook for the spring 2025 steelhead fishery is mixed. My 40 years of experience fishing the tributaries signals that it could be exceptional. I believe the poor fishery experienced last autumn and winter should
Under late ice, perch action can be hot and heavy on Pennsylvania waters
The gold and green army was on the march.
Their recognizance teams – all male lightweights – had been spotted and intercepted two days before. Since then, the opposition’s sonar had been kept on
New York’s Adirondack deer hunting holds plenty of history
The hunters were up and out of their camps early that morning on the West Canada Creek. Several of the men took the dogs into the mountains around the Stillwater and the others followed the
Three reasons winter is the most valuable time you can spend in the deer woods during the offseason
Whitetail season, even the opener of the archery season, is months away. Now is the time for ice fishing, shed hunting, and, soon enough, turkey scouting. There’s also the opportunity to figure out last year’s
Interested in running hounds for coyotes? Here’s what to know
The day after the 2024, late muzzleloading deer season closed in New York, I was out shoveling the driveway, when in the distance I heard a vehicle splashing through the snow and slush covering our
Jeremiah Haas: Lose some winter weight with these fun outdoor ‘chores’
Most people have a habit of putting on a few extra pounds each winter due to less activity, holiday get-togethers or enjoying too many snacks at your favorite Super Bowl party.
However, there are ways
Tom Bahti: Discovering where the goose music begins is an eye-opening experience
There’s pretty much an entire generation of Wisconsin waterfowlers who never dealt with the extremely conservative season structures of the mid- and late-1980s with a 30-day duck season with a three-bird limit, and restrictive Canada
