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North country crappies: Tactics for the slabs of summer
Locate these fish via reliable fishing electronics, then work a variety of presentations to catch aggressive, neutral, or even negative crappies.

Schooling north country summer smallmouth bass
When a bronzeback busts a topwater lure, gear up, because other hawgs likely are close.

Finding fishing success from a kayak
Join Wisconsin Outdoor News‘ Kristen Monroe as she fishes a bass kayak tournament and talks with those in the know on the subject. A word from the wise: With less range, kayak anglers have to

Fishing tips: Charge batteries and check over small engines to prepare for next ice angling season
Spend a little time now checking and maintaining ice fishing equipment to avoid damage and the need for costly repairs or replacements!

Go outside of hunting to recruit hunters
Use gatherings like heritage days and county fairs to sell the outdoors.

Simple tactics produce good results for St. Clair River walleyes
The walleye bite has been very good this year in the St. Clair River.

With spring gobbler season over, it’s time to prep gear for fall deer hunting
Turkey season is over and many of us toss our gear aside for the time being while we go about getting our gardens fine-tuned or squeeze in some late-spring fishing. If you’re like me, a

Feets of strength: Take care of your hunting boots
Turkey season is over, and hunters will put away their calls, clean their guns and hang up their camo clothing. But there’s one more thing to do before calling it a season. Unfortunately, it’s a

Another look at a top all-American bass-fishing presentation: wacky rigging
In part 2 of this exclusive two-part tackle and technique blog, “T3” shares additional tips for this prime largemouth and smallmouth tactic.