Tips & Features
Summer panfish options aplenty
Small jigs or live bait hooks tipped with a wax worm or minnow is all that is needed on most days.
How to fish bass in the weeds – video
“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests starting out by working the outside weed line, usually with plastics. Using a wacky worm jig, work from the inside and then back out to the weed edge, and then turn
Spider rigging, Pa. style
A slick way to raise summer slabs from moderate depths.
Taste of the Wild: Fair Day Venison Corn Dogs
Venison Corn Dogs are perfect as a make-ahead meal and can be frozen after they’re cooked for up to 3 to 6 months. Simply quadruple the recipe, fry them all, then allow them to cool
August channel bassin’ on the Mississippi
Channel bass tend to bite more consistently throughout the day compared to weed fish.
Spot-and-stalk muskie hunting with side imaging
How much time you choose to spend looking at your screen is up to you.
The big bluegills of summer
Most people focus on panfish in spring and maybe fall, but it’s fun to extend that season.
Bottom bounce your way to summer walleye success
You can cover water and fish a bottom bouncer much faster than you can with a traditional live-bait rig. Move until you find fish.
Pro Tip of the Week: shallow crappies and walleyes
Both species are active in the shallows, and trolling spinners at a quick speed can trigger bites of both species.
