Best Pike Lakes
Northern Pike are ferocious predators. From an early age they’re fearless. With a mouth full of teeth designed for grasping, puncturing, and slicing prey, their aggressiveness works in their favor to grow quickly but against them in being caught by anglers prior to reaching top-end size.
When Should You Hang Treestands for Whitetail? Now!
It’s hard to think about hunting whitetail right now. Even harder in the middle of August. During the month precedes the bow opener the buzz around whitetails reaches a fever pitch.
An Ingenious Trick to Modify Your Favorite Fishing Plug
Multiple treble hooks are a perfect example of the Fishing Law of Unintended Consequences: Left alone, they do what they do best, snag the gills of fish, your fingers, and foul nets and tackle.
Summer's Song
The heats been building all afternoon, flooding up on a soft, warm wind from the South. Above their black silhouettes, falling ice crystals form fair-weather cirrus clouds into letters of intricate calligraphy.
A Beginners Guide to Spinning Reels for Bass
When bass fishing, spinning reels, are the best choice for beginners compared to the baitcaster. There’re many reasons, but most importantly, spinning reels don’t have the learning curve of casting reels.
A few Thoughts on Beer
I’ve had a running debate about which tastes better: an ice-cold Kalik after a day of fly fishing forbonefishing in the Bahamas or an ice-cold Labatt’s Blue after an evening of bugging for smallmouth in Ontario.
You Can’t Enjoy Camaraderie on the Water by Yourself.
No high-fives, no passing the victory flask, and worst of all, it’s hard to snap a photo of you and a prized trout. It is possible when fly fishing, if you strap a tri-pod to your back and you lug it around all day.
Gone Thinking Walleye Fishing
Ever had one of those days on the water when you say to yourself, “I should have just stayed in bed.” Well that was exactly how I felt on the second day of a walleye fishing tournament my dad and I were fishing.