Tips & Features
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: April might bring normalcy to fishing
Nature seems to always even itself out.
February was warm, followed by a cold March. Now, early April is on track with air temperatures reaching the 40s and 50s. In southern and central Minnesota,
Lake Superior early-season coho salmon fishing – video
For coho salmon fishing in early spring, try this simple style of trolling that involves minimal gear and expertise.
Rainbow trout and steelhead: One species, but two very different angling experiences
They may look alike at certain times of the year, but the differences between rainbow trout and steelhead – despite being genetically the same species – couldn’t be more pronounced.
In fact, the two
Cost-share program, Part 4: Local options that are worth exploring
So far within this series, we’ve primarily explored cost-share options available to private landowners through the federal farm bill, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While these can be great options, there are usually
Understand suitable habitat for spawning sauger
Warmer temperatures jumpstarted the 2024 sauger and walleye migration in Ohio, turning the engine over in early February. The catching got more serious in March. Anglers started finding the numbers – the tantalizing numbers they
Try a size 14 Adams; no better dry fly in Pennsylvania’s early trout season
Crowded fishing conditions in Pennsylvania are the norm during the first couple of weeks of trout season, especially on stocked waters. These crowded conditions can make it tough for fly-fishing. However, if a fly-fisherman wants
Have a seat: Lawn chair fishing is just plain fun
Andrew Hendrickson is a charter boat skipper. He mostly fishes for walleyes, largely in the Michigan’s Saginaw Bay system.
But when I met up with him recently for a day of angling near his
These streams stand out in southeast Pennsylvania during the early season
It’ll soon be time for trout fishing. Good-bye winter, hurray spring!
While Pennsylvania now has a unified opener on Saturday, April 6, many of us enjoyed those years when we had a two-tier start.
Understand turkey habits to tag a gobbler this spring
Hunters eventually learn mature gobblers are tough to tag. If you haven’t already, you will encounter extremely wary birds. Pressured gobblers become shy of hunter sounds, shapes, and movements. Their mysterious actions can be conquered,
