If you spend much time in the outdoors in the Upper Midwest, you know that the wind can kick up quickly and mess up a fishing trip Walleye anglers know the best fishing can occur when there is a chop on the water, when these ripples on the surface...
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Amazing Facts About Aquatic Invaders
We have been telling you about aquatic invasive species (AIS) all summer and what you can do to slow the spread of these nasty plants and animals. Now how about some simple and sometimes amazing facts about these aquatic invaders? Silver and Bighead Carp These species...
Reetz Lake near Webster, S.D. Open to Anglers on August 1
PIERRE, S.D. – As part of a signed access agreement with the landowners, Reetz Lake will be open to licensed anglers starting Aug. 1 – Sept. 30, 2018 and from May 1 – Sept. 30, 2019. Although the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission adopted...
Jigging- The Method that works on all Game Fish By Gary Howey
When I do my seminars throughout the upper Midwest, I talk to a lot of anglers and at one, I had several anglers tell me that they either had trouble fishing a jig or had not used them much as they did not have the time needed to learn how. I told them,...
Capture Better Hunting Photos with Your Phone
In today’s world, most everyone has a phone that they use to take pictures. Where you may have to search for a camera, our phones are almost always with us and the cameras in many of these phones can shoot some amazing images. We’re capturing split seconds of...
Capture Better Hunting Photos with Your Phone
In today’s world, most everyone has a phone that they use to take pictures. Where you may have to search for a camera, our phones are almost always with us and the cameras in many of these phones can shoot some amazing images. We’re capturing split seconds of...
Those Dog Days Of Summer By Gary Howey
Not long ago, late winter we wished it would warm up, well, it is happening now with those wishes coming true. It is the time of the year, when the temperatures rise, along with the humidity, perfect conditions for some nasty weather and tougher walleye...
Fish the Weeds and Wood For Bass By Gary Howey
Some anglers seem to develop tunnel vision this time of the year, when some anglers go after just one species of fish and head for the larger bodies of water. When an angler develops tunnel vision, they are missing some of the finest early season...