Tips & Features
Steve Piatt: A great year outdoors ahead – at least on paper
On paper, 2026 is shaping up to be a great year.
These days, for a number of reasons, there has to be some serious planning involved to blend the fishing, hunting, camping and event attendance
Spring’s first bite: unlocking ice-out crappie patterns
Spring is here and we are welcoming it back with open arms. After another long winter, many of us are ready to be back in the boat on the open water.
Spring panfish get
Fly-fishing the ‘tax-man hatch’ in Minnesota’s Driftless region
My “chosen place” is right here in the Driftless Area.
To put a finer point on it, the southeast corner of Minnesota. Within a 60-mile radius of my house run more than 700 miles
Weather raining on your turkey hunting parade? Here’s how to adjust
It is hard to be enthusiastic about a morning in the spring gobbler woods when the rain is pounding off the truck roof so hard that you cannot carry on a conversation with your hunting
Early spring fly fishing is often an exercise in restraint, patience
The first few warm days of the year are enough to get me out on the water with a fly rod. It almost never works out as I hope, most likely because of my own
Steve Carney: Springtime gusto on Minnesota’s remarkable Rainy River
Things have opened up on the Rainy River in northern Minnesota and the crowds have descended.
This is one of the most unique fisheries in the Midwest, and it’s a great fishery to bag
Early spring crappie fishing update – video
What’s working and the mood of the fish.
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Plannin’ for ice-out bassin’
Now that catch-and-release bass fishing is forever open in Minnesota, we can start bassin’ the minute the ice melts. Look for bass in any shallow water area that is the warmest in the lake.
Mike Raykovicz: Choosing a new fishing rod no easy task today
When it comes to fishing equipment, there is certainly no shortage of things from which to choose.
I was reminded of that recently when looking at the display of lures, lines, reels, and rods
