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2024 Boating Accessories
2024 Boating Accessories By Todd Reed Boat: a device that allows a person to float on water. That is a simple definition of a boat, and one that I do not think of when speaking about boats. Depending on the day I may think of a boat as a shiny, fast moving bass boat, and […]
READ MOREDifference in Catching Fish in the Summer vs. the Fall
Difference in Catching Fish in the Summer vs. the Fall By Todd Reed As another page on the calendar is turned and the heat of summer is now gone, fall is in the air. To many fall equates to hunting seasons and football, while some outdoors people are still enjoying the sport of fishing. If […]
READ MOREMinnesota Ice Fishing… It’s Like No Other
Minnesota Ice Fishing… It’s Like No Other By Joe Henry What happens when you combine over 10,000 lakes loaded with fish in a state that produces consistent below freezing temps? You have the recipe for ice fishing of epic proportion. Throw in a myriad of full service resorts, outfitters and sleeper fish house businesses that […]
READ MOREFall Channel Cat Madness
Fall Channel Cat Madness By Brad Durick The leaves are changing colors or might even be starting to fall depending on where you live. The mornings are cool and the sun is setting earlier than it did just a couple months ago. While we are raking leaves and getting the yard ready for winter, channel […]
READ MOREA Sportsman’s Best Friend: The Chainsaw
A Sportsman’s Best Friend: The Chainsaw By Joe Herring Why a chainsaw article in a hunting and fishing magazine? Arguably, aside from a tractor, there is no other piece of equipment that allows us to shape our hunting and even fishing property with the use of a chainsaw. With a good plan and a few […]
READ MORECooling Crappies
Cooling Crappies By Ben Leal October in Iowa…nature, as a whole, begins its transition from summer to fall. Average daytime highs will reach 68 degrees while lows will fall to the upper 40’s. By then end of the month we will see a 10 to 15 degree drop in those averages. Fishing for crappie is […]
READ MOREA new invasive hits the Iowa Great Lakes
A New Invasive Hits the Iowa Great Lakes By Steve Weisman I am sure by now that you have heard about the new “invasive” that has hit the Iowa Great Lakes. We’ve certainly had our share, and we have been warned by experts that there are a lot of other exotics knocking on the door. […]
READ MOREIowa’s Trinity of Trout Part III
Iowa’s Trinity of Trout Part III By Rod Woten With mixed emotions, I sit down to write this third and final installment in the Trinity of Trout trilogy. On the one hand, I’m excited because I finally get to share some of my favorite streams in the entire state with you. But on the other […]
READ MOREPerch Bite On At Big Spirit
Perch Bite On At Big Spirit By Steve Weisman For four years we have waited, and waited, and waited. That is 1460 days we have waited for a year class of perch to hit that 8-10 inch size on Big Spirit. Well by golly, they are back! Since the end of June, the perch bite […]
READ MOREFloat Fishing: A Must Do Iowa Experience!
Float Fishing: A Must Do Iowa Experience! By Steve Weisman When I first moved to northwest Iowa over 30 years ago and I wanted to go fishing, I headed to one of the Iowa Great Lakes or some of the smaller lakes around. I never gave interior stream/river fishing much thought. About 20 years ago […]
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