Crappie Time Is Upon Us
Weeks remain before the opening day of the Minnesota walleye season. Anglers have a lot of time to pursue one of the state’s top-rated fish: the crappie. Compared to the walleye, the crappie are far...
View ArticlePursue Everyone’s Favorite Fish
Weeks remain before the opening day of the Minnesota walleye season. Anglers have a lot of time to pursue one of the state’s top-rated fish: the crappie. Compared to the walleye, the crappie are far...
View ArticleFish Activity Peaks After Storm Fronts Move Through
Stable weather is very important to fishing success, but that’s not always the situation. July is vacation time, a week looked forward to for months. If on a fishing vacation, it can be frustrating to...
View ArticleAfter-Dark Walleyes: Night Action On Area Lakes
Don’t stop fishing at dark. The night action on area lakes might be better than you’ve seen all day. Putting aside the romance of fishing sundown and after, it’s a known fact that fishing tends to be...
View ArticleWind And Weather Stir Up Fish Location
Here is what I know about fall fishing: Weather is miserable and unpredictable at times. Rain and fall winds have plagued anglers. Breezy conditions and the drop in water temperatures caused a mixing...
View ArticleAbout Fishing: Venture Onto Early Ice At Your Own Risk
Is the hype to get out on early ice senselessly putting lives in danger? This question was posted on a popular fishing web site recently, the tragic loss of a couple lives on Red Lake still fresh in...
View ArticleAbout Fishing: An Under-the-Hood Look At Minnesota’s 2018 Pike Regulations
I have kept up with the pike regulations development debate. Close to home, some lakes in Park Rapids area are seemingly overrun with small, hammer-handled pike, 18 to 24 inches in length. The DNR...
View ArticleAbout Fishing: Understanding State’s Fishery Resources Is Vital To Its Future
Sport fisherman enjoyed a pretty good 2017 fishing season in the Park Rapids area. Walleyes, elusive then at other times, showed a willingness to engage with anglers. Bass anglers enjoyed an excellent...
View ArticleTips To Catch More Early Season Walleyes
Spring weather is often unpredictable. I have had snowy openers and warm, sunny junkets on others. One Minnesota opener, on Island Lake, it snowed, and to my surprise, I woke up to a boat full of snow....
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