Home » Tips & Features
Tips & Features

Delaware River’s Pocono section great for bass in Pennsylvania
Just the day before I had picked up a flint arrowhead as I walked the edge of a cornfield along the Delaware River in the rain.
This day I latched onto an 18-inch smallmouth

Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula is an untapped gem for smallmouth
Copper mining in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula ended decades ago but one hidden gem remains: a nearly untapped bronzeback (aka smallmouth) bass fishery that rivals the best the state has to offer.
The Keweenaw area

Bob Gwizdz: Big trout love streamers
Big fish eat little fish. It’s the way the world works, but I sometimes think anglers lose sight of it.
What brings this to mind is a float I made on Michigan’s Pere Marquette River

The right rod for crappies – video
Hall of Fame angler “Tackle” Terry Tuma talks about using the proper rod when trying to catch summer crappies. He suggests a heavier rod, but one with a sensitive tip. A seven-foot rod with a

Top-scoring bear from Michigan in 2023 aged at more than 20 years old
J.B. Martin from Kimball, in St. Clair County, Mich., shot the highest-scoring black bear from 2023 that was entered in state records maintained by Commemorative Bucks of Michigan.
He killed the trophy bruin on Sept.

Targeting early-season walleyes – video
Three early-summer walleye techniques every angler should know.

Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Fish in weeds for high-quality walleyes
If you’re looking for quality over quantity fish, fish the weedbeds in 10 to 14 feet of water. If the sun is bright and the breeze light, you might find walleyes in shallower areas of

It’s time to fish the Hex hatch in Michigan, and big trout can be caught
Were fly fishing for trout a religion, we would be in the midst of the high holy days in Michigan.
It’s the Hex hatch, the time of years when the biggest bugs emerge, bringing

Fly fishing need not be intimidating; here’s where to start
A couple of weeks ago, I exchanged emails with a fellow fly angler. He lamented about how his work life had conspired against him: He hadn’t been getting enough time on the water in recent