The three keys to early ice success – video
Three keys for early ice success.
How-To's
Deep-water crappies in the fall
By Angling Buzz Cooling water temperatures create chaos in the shallower water of lakes and reservoirs. Frigid rains and howling winds mix the surface layers, with the turbulence eventually reaching down to and disrupting the summer thermocline. Surface water temperatures…
Harvest Kitchen Series: Jalapeño Dove Poppers
Serves as a goodbye toast to a summer well-lived – now bring on fall.
Pulling spinners for walleyes – video
Spinners are a great presentation when targeting weed walleyes. Here's the why and how.
Muskie fishing with a twist – and more – video
Chances are, if you’re a hardcore muskie head, you probably do a lot of tinkering with your baits. Try these four lure modifications to land more muskies.
Bass, weeds and ... crankbaits? – video
When it comes to fishing for bass in weed cover, most anglers wouldn’t use crankbaits. The guys at Angling Buzz tell us why you need to use crankbaits in the weeds.
Where and how to fish spinners – video
Spinners are a great option for all types of fish including muskies, bass, northern pike, and panfish. But there is a lot more to fishing a spinner than just casting it out and reeling it in.
Harvest Kitchen Series: Cajun-Fried Catfish
It tasted like summer – simple, carefree, and just a touch hot.
Tools for toothy critters – video
When targeting big fish like muskies and northern pike, it’s important to have the right tools for the job. These fish can get big, are very powerful, and have a tendency to be hooked deep. Oh, and they have big, sharp teeth – and lots of 'em.
Handling big fish – video
Tony Sindt, a fisheries specialist with the Minnesota DNR, offers up a few tips for handling big fish like sturgeon, catfish, and muskie. Video courtesy of Angling Buzz.
Reading the 'dead zone' – video
Reading the "dead zone" on your flasher – and how you can use its information to catch more fish. Video courtesy of Angling Buzz.
Rigging your flip-over fish house – video
It’s important to think about how you plan on using the house and figure out what you need to add to help you catch more fish.
Rod length ... function? – video
So many anglers think about panfish rod lengths as what you prefer, but in reality, anglers should be thinking about rod length as a function of how they are going to be fishing, as indicated in this video from Angling…
How to keep the fish below the hole – video
Tips in this video from Angling Buzz on how to keep fish below the hole when fishing in a wheel house or flip-over shelter. The real key is to maximize your opportunities. Video courtesy of Angling Buzz
Caring for those trophy-caliber pike on the ice – video
This Angling Buzz video shows how to create a livewell on ice – and its benefits for handling trophy-caliber northern pike.
There’s no such thing as a do-it-all knife
Having a variety of knives on hand will make it easier to process your game and fish.
Top lure and bait options for autumn crappies and bass
A late summer and turnover means a terrific fall bite for two of the region’s favorite gamefish: bass and slab crappies.
Grilling season still going strong – here's how to get it right
We’re deep into the grilling season and many of us are firing up salmon, last year’s venison or elk - sometimes with great results and sometimes not. The fact is, wild game is great, but it can also be very…
The underwater camera: not just for ice anglers anymore
Deploy these ever-improving devices to quickly skip a step with your fishing electronics.
Proper maintenance is the 'reel' deal
It’s important to conduct a little annual maintenance on your reels, and right now is a good time to accomplish that task.
Learn to call wild turkeys from the masters
And by “masters,” the author means listen to, then mimic, the calling of actual hens and toms.
Maple syrup: From the woods to the table – Part 2 [video]
So you've tapped your own maple syrup. Now what? Ron Hustvedt’s video blog walks you through the process in this second and final part of bringing maple syrup from the outdoors to your table.
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