Tips & Features
From ages 8 to 80, volunteers team up to improve public-land hunting access in northeast Minnesota
From June 12 to 14, the Minnesota Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers hosted a campout and stewardship event in northern Minnesota. The group stayed at the South Kawishiwi River campground and on Saturday, June
Don’t get in a twist because of using old fishing line
Improper line spooling and tackle rolling are the two common reasons for anglers to develop aggravating line twist. There are other causes, too. Spinning reels wrap the line by design, adding some degree of twist.
Preparing your own ammunition deepens connection to hunting
More often than not, handloading ammunition begins as a procedure to save money and improve accuracy, but somewhere along the way, the process becomes something deeper.
Brass cases are lined up on the bench
Here’s how to fill up the livewell after crappies wrap up their spring spawn
With the funky spring weather we saw in the Upper Midwest this year, it wouldn’t be crazy to think you could find crappies in all stages of the spawn throughout Minnesota right now.
While
A quick chat with bass pro and Minnesota native Seth Feider
From riding his bike to go fishing around his Minnesota hometown, to working his way through every level of bass fishing, to earning a spot on the Bassmaster Elite series, Minnesota bass pro Seth Feider
Mike Schoonveld: Here are clear options for coping with murky fishing waters
Few places where walleyes are caught regularly are as susceptible to rapidly changing water clarity as the western basin of Lake Erie. A stretch of calm weather can leave the water relatively clear, but strong
Ohio’s Outdoor Trailblazers: Jonathan Sorg gives back through mentoring
Jonathan Sorg has built his life around mentoring kids and adults in the sports of deer and turkey hunting. He is the wildlife federal aid coordinator for the ODNR Division of Wildlife, and he says
These seven lures will catch all the smallmouth you can handle
There are a lot of reasons anglers love smallmouth bass but one of the biggest is that they tend to be aggressive and will bite darn near anything you throw at them.
But remember:
Steve Carney: Dealing with excessive heat on the water
The recent heatwave in Minnesota was intense and hard to believe. We were barely into June and already had suffered August-like heat. Those excessive temperatures really disrupted the bite.
