Still fishing consists of casting a weighted rig that drifts into position on the bottom to await a strike. Anglers can hold the rod while waiting for a bite, but most people prefer to set multiple...View article
Giant blue catfish present one of America’s most exciting but overlooked angling opportunities. If you haven’t gone gunning for these monsters, get yourself properly geared up with a safe boat and...View article
Giant blue catfish present one of America’s most exciting but overlooked angling opportunities. If you haven’t gone gunning for these monsters, get yourself properly geared up with a safe boat and...View article
Up, down, all around? Which side are you and your tactics on?
If you’re a typical angler, you have your favorites, your comfort zone, your go-to tactics. You may enjoy fishing a certain method, even if other techniques may at times be more effective. Some folks...View article
Presenting slipbobber rigs 28 feet deep in frigid waves or 4 feet down on a balmy, flat-calm night represent two ends of a spectrum encompassing dozens of overlooked opportunities for big walleyes....View article
Streamlined shadows slide through the shallows during low-light periods under the ice. When the ice breaks up, the pattern stocked and naturalized trout have followed for months continues unabated....View article
No-Motion Philosophies for Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass
During a dozen trips to a new spot, largemouths always bit. Big ones. Well, for mid-Minnesota. Something over 4 pounds, at least. And they bit on a variety of techniques, indicating they might be a...View article
I have said before that I never fish so well as when my target is fish for the table. Pike are one of my favorites. They are wonderfully firm and flakey and work in just about any recipe, save a few...View article
Finding perch requires patience, persistence, and now and then asking if you’re doing the right thing. Eliminating water where they’re not is simple: If they’re not where you thought they’d...View article
Suspender floating often turns a tough outing into a relative success. It means a few panfish when you would have caught none, and maybe few more fish when you would have caught some. Rarely, though,...View article
