Tips & Features
Al Lindner: Top tips for early-season walleyes
The 2024 Minnesota game-fishing season has arrived. The fishing opener – a tradition rivaled only by that of the firearms deer season – was last weekend, but the thrill of catching prime-time, early-season walleyes remains.<br
Time to cash in on crappies in the Midwest; here’s what to know
As I pen this story, the crappie bite here in the Midwest is heating up, a bit later than usual, thanks to warmer temperatures not really hitting us too hard early on. With the warmer
Blue-winged and green-winged teal: Examining the colorful Illinois natives
When a blue-winged teal takes flight over an Illinois wetland, you immediately understand how it got its name. The powdery blue patch on its wings is prominent, especially when the sun is shining.
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Tapping into the hot walleye bite on Mille Lacs – video
Tips on how to find and catch walleyes right now on the big pond.
Northern Minnesota’s ‘Pit lakes’ offer a special variety of fishing
For generations, companies extracted iron ore from northern Minnesota pits, sending it out to build a nation. When mining had largely ended in the latter half of the 20th century, the land looked radically different,
Gretchen Steele: Bowfishing a great outdoor sport, and a conservation tool
Few outdoor sports activities evoke the raw thrill of bowfishing. It’s an unique blend of archery prowess and angler finesse, where enthusiasts aim not for trophies mounted on walls but for conservation and ecological balance.
Looking for less congestion on Minnesota waters? Tips for finding walleyes without the crowd
Hunters and anglers often speak in absolutes. All of the deer are nocturnal. The toms are all henned up. The walleyes are never shallow this time of year. While there’s always truth mixed in with
Black flies and brook trout create great adventures in the Adirondack backcountry
The first mile-and-a-half into the pond ended at the hardly discernible site of an old lumber camp. I knew there had been a lumber camp there 60 years earlier because I’d read about an old
Tips to finding and catching early season pike in New York
Not too long ago anglers believed that northern pike lost their teeth after spawning – as if the excitement and physical stress caused all the pike’s teeth to fall out.
The loss of teeth
