Tips & Features
Catching big northern pike – video
This is the time of year when pike often move out of the deep waters and into the flats. Cast single or tandem spinner baits, experimenting with different colors.
Steve Piatt: It’s good to have a friend with a fishing boat
Terry Catlin was my friend even before I knew he owned a great fishing boat.
Actually, he owns two. But before that we were traveling turkey hunters, laughing and joking our way through a
Christine Thomas: kayaking into the middle of a muskie hunt
“It is 47.5 inches long. It is the biggest one I ever caught,” exclaimed the young man. “But I am going to tell everyone that it was 48 inches.” He laughed.
“I am going
Mentored turkey hunts provide opportunity, gateway to hunting
While the author’s son, Ronny, had hunted turkeys in the past, he hadn’t yet scored – until this spring, when he hunted by way of a mentoring program sponsored by the Sand Dunes Chapter of
Steve Carney: Another story of stupidity, and plenty of suspended baitfish
When I look back at 45 years of guiding anglers, I have done some really dumb things. But recently, there was a notable addition to the list.
For background: In the past, I’ve dropped
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: The right gear for late-season fishing
Summer is slipping through our fingers. My favorite way to catch fish in August is with crankbaits. Pulling cranks can be as easy as tossing a crankbait behind the boat with standard gear and trolling
Follow these three patterns to catch August muskies
Catching muskies in August can be difficult. Years ago anglers believed their lack of action was a result of the fish losing their teeth. We now know muskies carry a full set of dentures all
Oak Duke: What do we really know about the mysterious alpha white-tailed buck?
Over the last 50 years, great changes in technology have colored and shaded whitetail hunting. But despite these advances and regressions, our understanding of the alpha buck has only inched forward.
He’s still a
Wisconsin angler, Anne Baker, catches amazing trifecta of huge fish on recent trips
Anne Baker, 51, of Stevens Point, Wis., hauled in an amazing trifecta of huge fish in June while traveling to Oklahoma and Texas.
On June 22 she caught an 84.02-pound blue catfish from Grand
