Tips & Features
Steve Carney: Gear storage tips after ice-fishing season
Mercifully, the ice fishing season is over – mercifully because the 2025-26 season kept me moving! It was a terrific season as the ice conditions were the best I’d seen in 10 years.
But
Up your consistency with these turkey decoying tips
It was a little over an hour into Minnesota’s 2025 spring turkey season when two toms gobbled from about 100 yards away through the aspens.
I had sat tight in this spot since daylight,
Turkey hunters need a backup plan ready in case the fly-down goes awry
The day’s hunt was just one more unanswered turkey call from ending. Air temperatures were soaring toward their forecasted high in the 80s and mosquitoes were everywhere. In short, conditions were miserable. My mind weighed
Looking for a new rod and reel in 2026? Here’s what to place in your locker
Some say a good rod and reel can be an extension of your soul – if that’s the case, the offerings below will make you feel you made it to heaven.
With prices that
Iowa’s driftless region a great place to cast a fly in late winter
My strike indicator had just landed at the head of a deep riffle when it jerked suddenly. I set the hook and saw the flash of a trout belly under the clear water as my
St. Paul trapper makes the most of midwinter on Mississippi backwaters
Rising water and thinning ice push a St. Paul trapper to make the most of midwinter on Mississippi backwaters
New York’s Rick Kustich, a leader in the fly-fishing world, shares tips for spring steelhead anglers
March in Western New York is a special time if you are a steelhead angler. When the ice is on the way out, these silver bullets are on the way in to respond to spawning
When turkeys break flocks, hunters better be ready
I studied a small flock of hen turkeys feeding across an eastern Ohio grassy field.
At any given time, at least one hen had its head up to scan the surrounding landscape. I assumed
Panfish diversity and their ancestral roots
Ever since, I’ve had an appreciation for their diversity. The body shapes, colors, feeding strategies, and life histories of panfish reflect not only their evolutionary history but also their more recent adaptation to North American
