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MN Record Burbot, 19-3,

Burbot, also often reffered to as eelpout, are not a very respected fish and are often times coined as an…»

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  It’s ICAST, the fishing industry’s annual big tackle show, 2011, and I’m sitting across a table from two Latvians…»

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Without a doubt, at certain times of the year and situations, carp are a definite option on ice. Plays videos…»

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Bold is better than bashful when it comes to the use of livebait to tempt big walleyes. I use a…»

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Just as during the open-water season, current provides food, oxygen, and defines movement routes for winter trout. Steelheads and browns…»

It isn’t quite Ice Road Truckers in action, but being on the road for 40 days last winter, traveling to…»

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For paradise on ice, few scenarios beat having a sizeable slice of some remote, fish-laden water all to yourself. But…»

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I love to fish deadbaits below tip-ups and I have caught my biggest pike using that approach. But some great…»

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Alchemy was, most famously, all about turning lead to gold. During the Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment, it was…»

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Natives called Lake Superior The Gitche Gumee—The Big Water. Ice anglers call it Opportunity— Monster lake trout. Brown trout. Plus…»

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In today’s age of new-wave ice fishing tactics, sometimes going old school is the best way to fill a bucket.…»

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My best day ever for crappies is etched in memory, in part because it was an April Fool’s Day, now…»

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Maybe Bryan Adams said it best in his song, There Will Never Be Another Tonight: You gotta ride your broom…»

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The Mason Dixon Line wasn’t so clearcut. Yes, by and large, the Civil War’s line in the sand was drawn…»

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Doubling Your Odds & Action For Walleyes & Pike     No matter how much you like to jig, suspending…»

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Jigging Spoons   Fast and flashy, spoons drive through slush-filled holes, get to bottom fast and draw fish off all…»

Joe Balog suggests starting with aggressive presentation options like the Jigging Rapala.

Great Perch Baits   I fish for yellow perch on portions of the Great Lakes. About 80 days a year,…»

Author Jeff  Gustafson offers  principles for  finding and  catching walleyes based on  water-clarity conditions.

Walleye Fishing     No water in North America receives more attention from winter walleye anglers than massive Lake of…»

Lipless crankbaits call in and trigger large, aggressive predators.

Ice Fishing Lake Trout   In Northwest Ontario, anglers count down the days in December, not to Christmas, but to…»

Properly tipped horizontal hangers like Dave Genz’s beloved Lindy Fat Boy are deadly quivered in place for tight-lipped ‘gills and other pans.

Ice Fishing Panfish   A surprisingly warm winter sun tempers the north wind’s sting as Dave Genz and crew auger…»

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Ice Fishing   Of all the factors that can affect winter walleye location and behavior—and thus dictate where you drill…»

“Who is that guy?” It’s Mike Schamber with a 17-inch slab.

Big Crappies     A celebrated scene in the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid has the two outlaws,…»

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Jigging Walleyes     Tony Roach is used to jigging up super-tough walleyes with the finesse and precision of a…»