Tips & Features
Cleaning/preparing northern pike – Video
Northern pike can make for some great table fare, but cleaning them – most notably, removing the Y-bones – can be difficult and intimidating. In this video, the NDG&FD takes you from start to finish
Making the wurst out of venison
Making sausage out of some of your venison isn’t a daunting task.
Ice fishing for channel catfish: How to catch them and what to use
Hard-fighting, challenging, great-tasting and just darn-right fun – channel catfish through the ice. Here’s a quick rundown on presentations for catching these fish.
How to catch tough-bite walleyes
Pro Brad Hawthorne explains how he uses the Forage Minnow Jig to his advantage when the bite gets tough.
Minnesota Pro Tip of the Week: tip-ups for pike on Rainy Lake
Quick-strike rigs are more effective, usually allowing you to set the hook immediately instead of giving the pike time to chew.
Catching panfish with jigging spoons
How to use jigging spoons to catch panfish while ice fishing – bluegills and crappies love them.
Smaller streaming sometimes just the right tonic
Get away from the crowds for next fishing adventure.
Tips for winter steelhead
Steelhead remain active during the winter, and there are some things you can do to put the odds in your favor when pursuing them.
Shallow-water crappies
Shallow crappies on the chow … We got pounded with snow and it certainly changed the mobility dynamic, but we didn’t let that stop us and we chased a super-fun bite. Punched a pile of
