Fishing

Top Five Flathead Baits

By Brad Durick In the world of catfishing it seems we hear about the mighty blue cat or the abundant channel cat more often than their big cousins with bad attitudes, the flathead. Ok, the flathead is pretty popular too. The anglers who love flatheads seem to have an addiction for catfish that is a […]

The Dog Days of Smallmouth: Reading the River

By Nick Johnson It was one of those late summer days where you could chew every breath of humid air. –The bugs were thick– Sweat became commonplace and unavoidable, even in the shade along the riverbank. The water was so warm that a quick dip would hardly offer comfort from the sweltering stale heat. I […]

Fall Wipers And White Bass

Make no mistake; fall fishing for wipers and white bass on lakes can be great fun. The action is fast and furious, exciting, hard work and these true members of the bass family fight like carp on steroids! Wipers are actually a hybrid cross between a white bass and striper and this marriage of the […]

Dog Day Fishing

By Ben Leal August in Iowa can be quickly summed up in one word…hot! July has just passed by and the average temps have been hovering around the mid 80’s, August continues the trend with Mother Nature throwing in some 90 degree days, as well as a few century mark days just to let us […]

Three Surefire Presentations to Catch Bass Through the Ice

By: Mark Anderson Many ice fishermen around central Iowa spend the winter months targeting panfish through the ice. I am no exception; I love to catch big bull bluegills and slab crappies as much as the next person. Panfish are more than willing to bite during the winter and their sheer numbers allow anglers the […]

Spawn – Post Spawn Crappie

BY BEN LEAL For Iowan’s all across the State, crappie fishing means that old man winter has finally released his grip for the year and the weather has become seasonably warmer. Days have become increasingly longer, sun warms the soil and the water and nature in general is coming out of a long winters slumber. […]

Hot Weather Whiskers

By: Nick Johnson In my early cattin’ days I struggled like any beginner trying to succeed. Summer, hot weather catfish would sometimes find their way to my hook but the bites were few and the bigger fish substantially fewer. I found myself pursuing the same tired out presentations and locations with nothing to show. One […]

The Spawn Of Catfish

If there is one time of the catfishing season that delivers the most complaints, the most negative attitude and the most arguments about how to catch a channel catfish, it is the spawn and the post spawn. These times happen every year whether we like it or not and there are a few ways to […]

Spring Time Channel Cats

By Brad Durick As spring fever begins to subside, rivers and lakes begin to warm. The northern rivers and lakes begin to open up after a long winter of being sealed up from the world by ice. In the Midwest, The world of the channel catfish begins to take hold for another year and come […]

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