Tips & Features
Drifting along Minnesota’s Driftless Region makes for great kayak fishing
My jerkbait skipped across the turbid water as I cast into a well-known river in the Driftless Region of southeastern Minnesota. The lure came to rest under a low-hanging limestone shelf, and I let it
A 2025 grouse tour? Minnesota has more options than you might realize
For more than a decade, my brother and I and sometimes others have annually embarked on our “Grouse Tour.” Sometimes we’re on the hunt for ruffed grouse, sometimes not. Most of the time, two or
Sub-gauges for upland game? Here’s what to consider
Sub-gauges, are they viable choices for upland game or just a commercial gimmick? Using one has become more of a reality with advances in powder, shot, wads, and loading techniques.
Concerted efforts have increased
September means smallmouths on a binge in these Michigan waters
Fishing for smallmouth bass in Michigan is exceptional during the summer months.
Still, anglers know that cooler nights and the resulting drop in water temperatures spur bass to an enhanced level of activity in
September bluegills can be a tasty challenge
Bluegills can be pushovers in May when it is easy to find the willing biters. You may have to work to find them in September, however. The challenge starts with the water.
Each year
Lackawaxen River’s redbreast sunfish brighten September fishing in Pennsylvania
The Lackawaxen is one of the great rivers of Pennsylvania.
In the spring and later in the fall the Lackawaxen is full of stocked trout but now at the end of summer, before the
Mike Schoonveld: Coping with ‘lure addiction’ requires work
The term posed in the title of this column is specifically about all the fishing lures I own and what I do with them. I’ve probably got a million of them – OK, likely just
An end-of-summer checklist to complete before bowhunting season
As summer winds down, hunters are shifting gears in preparation for chasing whitetails this fall. Bows are being dusted off, landowners are being visited, and glassing velvet bucks is in full swing.
However, while
Dove details to get you ready for the Minnesota season
Travel far enough south and you’ll enter a world where the dove opener is dang near a regional holiday. Over fields of millet, sorghum, and a host of other dove-friendly plantings, folks will line up
