Outdoors Tip of the Week

Being able to play the bite with little resistance to the fish is absolutely critical.

For some reason, we seemed to be hooking a higher number fish that were over 20 inches.

I have been an avid waterfowl hunter for more than 50 years. The one fact I have learned again and again is that snow goose hunting is an ever evolving sport that takes extensive planning and careful execution.

It started out as a pretty sure bet. With mild temps and an overcast sky, we were certain the fish would be biting.

Lake of the Woods: A Fishing Destination
It had been a couple of years since I made my last trek to ice fish on Lake of the Woods. Because of this fact, I was quite thrilled to be invited to join tourism director, Joe Henry and a group of Ice Team anglers on a mid-March excursion to Arnesen&CloseCurl…

The early ice is always an interesting period in the fishing calendar. It is definitely one of my favorite times of the year for angling.

I have been an avid Canada goose hunter for more than 25 years. During this time, I am amazed at the changes that have occurred in the goose hunting world.

Even with the abundant prey options, summer bass are still suckers for well-presented plastic.

Tweaking the Classic Live Bait Rig
Sometimes I get the feeling that the angling world is moving in a direction of extreme sophistication and technical fishing. I am not against that movement as I have seen the rewards from experimenting with something new...

It was with a leap of blind faith that long time fishing partner, Charlie Simkins and I headed towards Northern Minnesota on an ice fishing adventure.