fishing

MSU, partners working to improve Au Sable River resiliency

MSU, partners working to improve Au Sable River resiliency By Cameron Rudolph GRAYLING, Mich. — Situated in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula is one of the country’s most revered sportfishing destinations. This is a Blue Ribbon trout stream, recognizing its high-quality water accessibility, capacity to withstand angling pressure, and the presence of ideal sportfishing species. This […]

Prepare for the First Day of Ice Fishing

Prepare for the First Day of Ice Fishing As the temperatures drop and frost begins to decorate the landscape, it’s that time of year again – ice fishing season is just around the corner! Soon enough, our favorite frozen playgrounds will transform into angler’s paradises, offering the thrill of reeling in those elusive underwater treasures. […]

Difference 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 […]

Fall 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 […]

A 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 […]

Cooling 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 […]

A 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. […]

Iowa’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 […]

Perch 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 […]

Float 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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