Author: Steve Smith
If you want to do well on a venue you must learn how to find those invisible underwater features such as gravel bars, weed beds and clear areas. Carp use the lake bed to navigate their way around just as we use roads. Hugging gravel bars, following gullies and feeding on plateaus. The [...] Read more »
By Shane Dayton
In the world of carp fishing, there are many different types of angling equipment that every angler should have – but there are also those type of carp gear that many true beginners might not know about. While anyone who has done any type of fishing for any amount of time is familiar [...] Read more »
Night fishing walleyes is tougher than fishing them during the daytime. Not anything surprising regarding that as it’s just more difficult to see when you’re fishing at night. Never let that stop you though. I’ve caught lots more larger fish just after sunset than I have in the course of the full sun of daytime.
Walleyes [...] Read more »
Author: Dennis Mitchell
Crankbaits can be one of the most productive baits you can fish. I discovered how productive crankbaits can be several years ago. Crankbaits are very versatile and can be used in many situations and under a variety of conditions.
Proper Equipment
The rig I like to use for crankbaiting is a 7 ft medium [...] Read more »
Author: Ted Koppel
Whether it is the primary or secondary form of propulsion on an angler’s boat, a trolling motor is a self-contained unit that can be lifted up out of the water when not in use. Sometimes it is attached to the bow – and sometimes to the stern. It has several different uses. Carrying [...] Read more »
Author: Daniel Mueller
Article: Many fisherman give much thought to the type and size of a hook being used for a particular type of fishing but few have bothered to learn the basic terminology of a hook’s parts. In this discussion I will give an overview of the basic terms and save in-depth descriptions of specialized [...] Read more »
It appears the ice fishing has picked up on the area lakes. Thompson is giving up some fish and people are catching some nice big walleyes through the ice.
Perch and crappies are also biting on the area lakes and last weekend was a pretty good weekend for ice fishing. Probably the best of the year [...] Read more »
Author: Craig Kwiatkoski
Well after finding out that my Coleman Blackcat heater won’t stand up to the cold inside my portable ice shack, I had to invest in something that would heat my ice shelter up. So now I bought a “sunflower” radiant heater that screws onto a propane tank. Now I’m glad I did because [...] Read more »
Author: Demetrius Chambers
I love night fishing. Most of the times it’s because I don’t get to go out and fish during the day because of my work, but now there’s more to it than just the convenience. I’ve observed that night fishing offers you the same conditions as daytime, but with generally better results. Sometimes [...] Read more »
