Midwest finesse retrieves

Four retrieves that finesse anglers use in the flatland reservoirs.

Ned Kehde

Northern Steel

Snow clings to the shadowed northern slopes. Ice shelves build on the eddies. Winter's first

Matt Straw

Are You In The Overlap?

Where do you fit into this survey of fishing participation provided by the Outdoor

Matt Straw

Secret Walleye Weapon: The Spinner Head

Spinner heads. 'Tis the season for vertical jigging. Even up here in the frozen north, the

Matt Straw

Bad To The Bone: The Rigger

It isn't quite Ice Road Truckers in action, but being on the road for 40 days last winter,

Doug Stange

Winter Trout: Cold Steel and Frigid Browns

Just as during the open-water season, current provides food, oxygen, and defines movement

Steve Ryan

Ice Fishing Retro Walleyes

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

Dennis Foster

Finding Jumbo Perch

Alchemy was, most famously, all about turning lead to gold. During the Renaissance and the

Matt Straw

Pike Jigging Strategies

Here's some great tips on different pike jigging tactics; as well as best baits to use.

Jeff Gustafson

Working The Ice Fishing Crowd

For paradise on ice, few scenarios beat having a sizeable slice of some remote, fish-laden

Dan Johnson

Omega-3s: Which Fish Are Highest?

This is Pike Mike Harrison, our guide up on the Tree River last August, filleting an Arctic

Matt Straw

20.25" Fall Smallmouth Bass

John Amato Plainfield IL Species: Smallmouth Bass Date Caught: 10/18/2011 Kept /