Tips & Features
Access expansion at Pennsylvania’s Twenty-mile Creek opens up opportunity for steelhead fishing
Twenty-mile creek, in Erie County, is a tributary to Lake Erie that will always hold a special place in my heart, and a recent change to re-access waters that had been closed to the public
Big pike in Wisconsin get more respect than expected
This week we’ll share big pike experiences from Scott Dalk, of Cross Plains, and Pat Ryan, of the Milwaukee area. I’ll dribble in more thoughts from readers on big pike as room allows.
Ingenuity (and fun) abound at TearUp the Adirondacks gathering in New York
Last month Adrienne and I spent a weekend camping at Fish Creek Pond Campground (see back page, June 30) during what is called TearUp the Adirondacks.
Fishing during mayfly hatches – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests using a ned rig with slow, methodical retrieves. Bites will often be subtle so be alert for any movement on your line.
Seek out action on the surface at dawn to get on summer fish
My favorite time of the day to fish during the heat of summer is in the early morning, at sunrise. I choose to be on the water as the sun is coming up, and I
Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Variety of methods to put fish in the boat during midsummer
Walleye fishing on Lake Vermilion has picked up the past few weeks, with fish moving to deeper transition areas. The key is to find where rock meets soft bottom.
Numbers show fishing demographics are changing
The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation recently put out a special report for 2022 angling statistics, and the results were a little surprising. Since COVID restrictions kept everyone away from each other and preferably outside,
New York Reader Stories: Hunter is rewarded after plenty of pitfalls in 2022 deer season
The old saying goes “Patience is a virtue.” I believe, and I think many other hunters will agree, that saying goes out the window with deer hunting.
Being fixated for hours upon hours on
Christine Thomas: Predators maraud little cabin turkey nests
No turkeys were harvested at the little cabin this spring. It was not for lack of trying. The youth who has hunted with me for three years, and who shot his first turkey last year,
