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Pro Tip of the Week: Follow the food source for summer walleyes
Earlier in the year most fish tend to be found shallow in under 20 feet of water, but during hot summer months walleyes tend to scatter throughout the bodies of water. This isn’t just because

Steve Carney: Early morning shady shoreline bass tactics
What follows may sound simple, but I discovered a pattern way back in the day, and it still holds up years later: shaded shorelines!
My first stop on most of the lakes I fish

Securing boat covers in a snap – video
Hall of Fame angler “Tackle” Terry Tuma offers a simple solution for boaters and anglers when securing boat covers.

Don’t let neglected gear sink your duck opener
A hen wood duck flushed from a patch of cattails nearby as I slowly paddled my kayak through the backwaters of the Mississippi River bottoms. The wily hen flopped across the water for half a

Popular in western states, float tube fishing is primed to take hold in the Midwest
Walk into almost any tackle shop out west – in California, Oregon, Colorado, or Utah – and you’ll find float tubes hanging on the wall.
Talk to anglers who chase bass or trout in

Focus on a few fundamental truths for a better bowhunting season
I got a text from a friend who has been putting many hours in scouting for whitetails this year.
He was seeing good sign on a big piece of public land – scrapes, rubs,

Junior Hunter Gun, a new hunter training tool, inches closer to reality
A first-time hunter takes aim at a pheasant rising from the cornfield.
He unlocks the safety, presses his cheek against the butt of the gun and smoothly squeezes the trigger.
The sound of a

Tim Lesmeister: How the ‘what3words’ app puts me in my place outdoors
When I pulled into my son’s driveway in Cooper Landing, Alaska this past June, he was already loading his SUV with camping gear. I told him we would be joining him the following day and

Summer bow practice: Shoot now or miss later
When it comes to bowhunting, that time-worn adage, “Practice Makes Perfect,” holds true, only if the bowhunter purposely makes a conscious effort to improve his/her shooting accuracy.
After all, the goal of all bowhunters