Tips & Features
Never too early to plan 2021 smallmouth trips
Where to go and how to find bronzebacks.
Ice tents keep you warm – and the fish reckless
The advantages of fishing from portable ice shanties.
Think small: Top options for early metro ice angling
In conversations with a half dozen or so bait shop personnel, knowledge was shared about what bays, small lakes, and other spots tend to freeze first and offer eager ice anglers the earliest ice.
Spooler reels (inline reels) for ice fishing
Spooler reels, or “inline” reels, help us in ways we don’t always think about when ice fishing. One of those ways is enabling us to slow down when we fish, which is so important for
Catching fish on tungsten jigs and plastics
So many options out there, and there’s no doubt this has all changed the game over the last several years.
Rattle reels and tip-ups
An unconventional tip to enhance rattle-reel fishing and tip-up markers.
Minnesota Pro Fishing Tip: winter fishing on Pool No. 4
Because of power plant and warm-water discharge, the fish tend to be much more active than they would otherwise be. This year, both reactors have been operating, which will keep the temperature around 36 degrees.
Tip-ups for pike
Three locations for catching raging flag-raising northern pike.
Presentation is the new black, Part 3
How to detect ‘less obvious’ bites.
