Tips & Features
Oak Duke: Despite high waters, it’s been a memorable spring on New York trout streams
Springtime during New York’s trout season this year was unlike any year I can remember. The fishing has been great…and not so great. That is not unusual.
The winter of 2023 promised us in
Steve Carney: Plan your fishing based on the sun or cloud cover each day
Things are really happening on the water right now, with the best fish bite of the season arriving on time. Cool nights have prolonged excellent fishing conditions, and I predict the good bite will continue
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Use nightcrawlers instead of minnows this summer
You can store up to 20 dozen crawlers that will stay healthy and happy all day in the ice water. It also helps to keep your boat clean.
Steve Piatt: Old age adds to the appreciation felt for the turkey woods
Spring gobbler season is, quite literally, a painful reminder that I’m now the same age as old people.
Yet I still hunt, and my pre-season scouting runs essentially turn May Madness into a two-month
Gear to prioritize when building a whitetail Sitka system for each part of the season
Does a hunter need high-quality clothing to kill deer? It’s not a necessity for everyone, but it can certainly make hunting a more enjoyable experience, as well as keep a person in the woods longer
Blue-winged olives entice trout to feed all season long on Michigan streams
Big fly, big fish. Right?
Well, not always. Sometimes the fish key on the most numerous flies on the water – even if the flies are tiny. And those flies the fish are keying
White bass bring walleye anglers back to Wisconsin’s Wolf River
Wisconsin towns along the Wolf River recently saw a second surge of anglers chasing a spawning run, but this one was for white bass, not the better known walleye run.
Although walleyes draw anglers
Tales of when predators attack…turkey decoys
Nature’s surprises often turn routine hunts into lifetime memories.
Sometimes you smile, wondering why a mallard hen would expose her waddling brood to avian and terrestrial predators by marching them across a bare 300-yard
Pennsylvania’s Conneaut Lake a nice choice for late spring bass fishing
Fishing adventures are more fun when shared with a buddy, so I asked my friend, Mark, to accompany me for a bass fishing adventure at Conneaut Lake in Crawford County, Pa.
Mark readily accepted
