Tips & Features
Jigging up deep-water lake trout a more dependable go-to tactic these days
Catching lake trout scattered across Lake Superior’s 31,700 square miles can seem like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, thanks to technological advances and a remarkable recovery of the lake trout fishery, the
Here’s how to beat the mid-summer bass lull
During late May and through pretty much all of June, bass-fishing action can be expected from dark to dark. As the middle of the summer settles in, that all seems to change.
While there
Robust redear sunfish are moving the needle in Michigan panfishing
There are hundreds of lakes in Michigan where anglers can enjoy good to very good bluegill fishing.
But when Chris Freiburger and I met up for a couple of hours of worm dunking recently,
Ask a fisheries biologist: Categorizing Wisconsin trout streams by quality and access
Fishing for trout in small streams can be a lot of fun. It can also be very challenging. In our part of Wisconsin, tag alders line many trout streams and might leave only one or
August is salmon time on the Great Lakes, and especially in Michigan
A sarcastic grin comes to my face when I look at the August issue of a magazine that covers the Midwest or Great Lakes regions and it doesn’t have at least one story on salmon
Tips to make you a better walleye angler on Pennsylvania waters
To consistently catch walleyes, anglers must understand the characteristics of the particular body of water being fished. Many impoundments hold a decent number of these finicky fish in Pennsylvania, but often fishermen are unaware they
Picking the right fishing line color – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests using either a green monofilament line when fishing in cloudy water and either green or clear line when fishing in clear water. Fire line is good for aggressive fish with a
Deerassic Park, and it’s impressive whitetail Hall of Fame, great place to visit for deer junkies
The off-season for a serious whitetail hunter can be a grim time of year. Long days and hot temperatures push the mind longingly back to crisp fall mornings and big bucks, despite deer season still
Steve Carney: Ways to limit the irritating effects of fishing through weeds in summer
High temperatures recently have increased weed growth in many Minnesota lakes, making it more of a challenge to properly present fishing baits. This is typical for the middle of July, and we again are faced
