Bass

Avoid the Bust: Select the Right Outfitter

Avoid the Bust: Select the Right Outfitter By Ryan Eder Sometimes as a writer I struggle to find new topics to discuss in an article. This month, however, my inspiration came easily as I had arguably the worst waterfowl hunting experience with an outfitter this season. Selecting an outfitter can be difficult; there are several […]

Spawning Bass in Iowa

Spawning Bass in Iowa By Todd Reed “I threw everything at them and nothing!”. “All I seemed to catch were small bass!”, “The bass would follow the bait all the way to the boat!”, “I kept missing bites!”. Do these sound like familiar phrases in May when trying to catch bass? I know I’ve said […]

Supercharged Shore Fishing

Supercharged Shore Fishing I imagine your first fishing experience was similar to my own. You most likely were equipped with a button cast reel already spooled with cheap, monofilament line that was better suited for hog tying your tackle box or twisting itself into an impossible knot than it was for helping drag in a […]

Early Spring Fishing: BASS

Early Spring Fishing: BASS By Todd Reed April cold water bass fishing can be one of the most challenging times of the year to follow and catch these fish.  However, if you study the weather, choose the correct baits, and know where to begin looking for bass you will be one up on the average […]

Arrowhead Resort & Motel: The Iowa Legacy Continues

Arrowhead Resort & Motel: The Iowa Legacy Continues By Ben Leal The sun is rising on Crooked Pine Lake in Nestor Falls, Ontario Canada. Peering out over the lake there is a fine mist hanging over the water, illuminating the warm moist air. Birds are singing their morning songs, welcoming a new day. Across the […]

Tank of Gas Sportsman Getaways

Tank of Gas Sportsman Getaways By Earl Taylor The thought of a fancy vacation, complete with Disney World or a visit to the Grand Tetons is every parent’s hope; but reality sets in when the billfold is thin and time off from work is limited. Sometimes, life consumes us. You may need to break up […]

The Mighty Mississippi River – Podcast

Fishing through the Doldrums of Winter

Fishing through the Doldrums of Winter By Steve Weisman There comes a time every winter when catching fish through the ice gets really, really tough on most lakes. The ice and sometimes the snow is really deep. The days of winter seem to drag on, the fish seem to have gone into a totally neutral […]

Where to Start? Successful Ice Fishing Tactics for a New Body of Water

Where to Start? Successful Ice Fishing Tactics for a New Body of Water By Rod Woten Ice fishing a brand new lake can be a daunting task. Apparently, it torments a lot of ice anglers because one of the questions I get asked probably more than any others when I present seminars is “how do […]

Catching Fish Through The Ice

Why You’re Not Catching Fish Through The Ice Even the best of us have a day when we just can’t seem to catch fish. Either we can’t get them to bite, or we just plain can’t find them. This is especially frustrating with ice fishing because we can get right on top of the fish, […]