Tips & Features
Same time next year: Here’s the benefits of perennial food plots
Drive through farm country and you will see “hay fields.” Most often consisting of perennial forages like clover, alfalfa, or pasture blends, these fields tend to remain in place year after year.
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Catching shallow-weed walleyes in the summer on Iowa’s Great Lakes
For the past 45 years, I’ve enjoyed fishing walleyes on the Iowa Great Lakes: Big Spirit Lake, East Lake Okoboji and West Lake Okoboji. For many years, however, I missed a real opportunity during the
Lake Superior’s swollen tributaries fuel steelhead passion
When someone teaches you how to fish their favorite Lake Superior steelhead river, you’re obligated to learn how precisely you may identify the place to friends.
Calvin McShane didn’t hesitate when asked.
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The many sounds of a turkey and trying to make sense of them all
She called me every name in the book. I thought I’d heard them all.
No, not my wife, girlfriend, co-worker, or boss or even the tattooed gal that cut me off at the gas
A water-column approach to catching smallmouths anywhere
Smallmouth bass have a much-deserved reputation as being one of the sportiest of freshwater species you can target. They are known for their fighting ability and their aggressiveness. But, they can also be extremely fickle
Kids and fishing: Here’s how to maximize the experience with this fantastic combo
In all my fishing years, I’ve never met a youngster that turned down an opportunity to go panfishing. At the same time, I have never met a youngster that was not eager to collect a
Summer stream trout fishing with jigs? Absolutely. Here’s how to do it
My friend Mike Jeresek retired from teaching and coaching a few years ago. Since then, he’s devoted his considerable post-career energy to at least two outdoor pursuits: shepherding area bluebird populations and catching trout.
We are fishermen – not the same as fish experts
I am sure that everyone is aware that legally you can only use fish for bait that are caught in the same body of water where you are fishing. That goes for panfish and game
Retrievers Unlimited HRC in Illinois celebrates 35th anniversary
The day dawned with perfect southern Illinois weather when retriever enthusiasts from across the Midwest and South arrived at Peabody River State Fish and Wildlife Area in New Athens for the unique Retrievers Unlimited, HRC
