What has been trending with ODU the past three weeks with our growing readership? Though many topics were searched, read and shared the subjects that lead the past three weeks are Crappie Fishing – Climate […]
More and more, anglers are getting on and in the water. Some folks are fishing from boats, some are wading, and some are fishing from docks or shore. Some anglers are catching fish, some aren’t […]
Previously compatible with Humminbird® ONIX® units only, revolutionary fish-patterning program SmartStrike® will soon be compatible with HELIX® 9, 10, and 12 CHIRP. That’s big news for any angler who wants to eliminate unnecessary searching and […]
Artificial softbaits are all the rage for targeting panfish through the ice. Savvy winter warriors reap rewards including uncanny realism and unparalleled convenience in their quest to catch more fish. Trouble is, when the ice […]
Tournament crappie anglers know to slow it down to coax more bites and Johnson lures do that so well. The new Johnson™ Crappie Buster® Shad Swimmer and Shad Curltail are designed to fish slow and […]
The Topeka Capital-Journalreported 1st: There’s little doubt everyone has heard of Dr. Seuss. And this week is especially poignant regarding the man responsible for teaching many kids some of life’s greatest lessons. He was born […]
Cooking bacon-wrapped crappie with OOD Food Editor Andrew Rochon. This simple, yet tasty dish can be made right on the shore or Ice. One frying pan is all it takes. Healthy greens and hearty red […]
Here in the farm country of eastern Pennsylvania we spend at least one day a year slaving over a big copper kettle making a voluminous patch of apple butter. The orange-burnished kettle that I own […]
Frogg Toggs are 100% waterproof, 100% windproof, super breathable, ultra lightweight and most of all, affordable. Frogg Toggs products are constructed with a patented process of three layers of polypropylene material with a center layer […]
Courtesy of TTI Blakemore and Written by Keith Sutton: “We just wanted a lure that would catch fish.” That’s how the late Bert Hall described the rationale behind his Road Runner lure. He designed it […]
Fish deeper and slower, then slow down your presen¬tation some more. Crappie may not be on the bottom, but suspended in a cooler thermocline. Keep an eye on your depth sounder so you do not […]
I am a tournament angler and fishing guide. Yet some of my favorite fishing trips occur every spring when my daughter Hannah and I share a boat or bank catching early season crappies. These fish […]
The South Jersey Slam was the one film that I would call a true winter fishing trip. We wanted to catch several species. That turned out to be an educational experience. We caught crappie, yellow […]
The Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters Tournament Trail held the South Carolina State Championship, March 4 and 5 on Lake Greenwood near Greenwood, SC. Greenwood is a relatively deep lake, especially towards the dam. It […]
Due to the abundance of submerged trees and stumps in Reelfoot Lake, necessity is the mother of invention. Early on the Calhoun Reelfoot Boat became a reality. The craft is a rather nifty local product […]
The next edition of ODU Magazine is here, an almost all ice fishing edition for February 2016. ODU hits on walleye, bluegill, perch and crappie ice fishing. This edition also has coverage for open water […]
Crappie anglers at the recent Crappie Masters Florida State Championship had to fight cold weather and high winds in their effort to catch a stringer of crappie. On Sunday, the final day winds were blowing […]
The Mississippi River extends the entire length of Illinois varying fishing opportunities in the various pools formed by navigational dams. For bass fishing probably the best pool is Pool 13 which extends from Lock & […]
Most bodies of water across the Midwest now have a coat of ice, and it looks like the fish have been eagerly awaiting the ice. Many anglers are reporting outstanding fishing when the weather is […]
Happy New Year to all of our loyal and newly added readers. ODU Magazine is looking forward to 2016 and we will continue to improve on what we share on our website (www.odumagazine.com) and in […]
Summer like weather across the nation has some folks thinking about summer fishing. If they are, their thoughts may go to crankbaits for crappie. More and more anglers are turning to the crankin’ critters to […]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all ODU Magazine fans. We are so happy to see another year of positive growth for this digital fishing and hunting magazine and website. Thank you all. We hope […]
Ah, what could be more traditional than a fishing rod, a bobber, and a frisky minnow on a hook? It harkens to childhood days of #panfish, popsicles, and not a worry in the world until […]
There is a natural evolution from bank fishing to stream walking. It is probably due in part to someone getting bored bank fishing when the fish are not biting. Early angling literature almost always focuses […]
From Lake Michigan salmon to the popular catfish, the aquatic version of sirloin steak is the crayfish. Virtually all fish species like to eat them but bass and perch are particularly fond of this crustacean.
Economic conditions in recent years have forced people to make hard decisions on the use of their discretionary income for recreational fishing trips. Family responsibilities demand we do better and more efficiently add to the […]
It all began last fall with an email from Captain Dan Kipnis from Miami Beach, Florida with a strange request. He asked me if there was a possibility that we could catch seven species of […]
This edition will make your spring end in a boom of fishing success. We hit on bass, catfish, walleye, pike, crappie, perch, flounder, gill and bear hunting…. Plus a whole lot more. Here is the […]
A recent trip to Parsons Kansas revealed some laid-back, enjoyable, fun fishing. The town of 11,000 people has a great, revitalized main street. An F3 tornado hit the town in 2000 so there is a […]
Living in Chicago area for some 30 years still provides surprises in terms of family fishing locations. The best fishing seems to come in the forest preserves and along the lakefront. There are several rivers […]
Too much of the time we hear about bodies of water or fish species that are experiencing problems, and it’s good that we learn about those problems because if we don’t know about them, we […]
As winter fades slowly into spring, crappies and other panfish begin a predictable transition from thermally stable, deep water basins towards warming shallows where the food web of the lake is beginning to bloom. This […]
An often over looked part of fishing is the noise factor. Whether on shore, in a boat or wading, sound plays an important part of fishing success. Most of us have no realization of the […]
In the next edition of CrappieNOW Keith Sutton shares some of his knowledge on crappie fishing. Since I was a young boy, I have loved books. It is quite natural that this is so, for […]
Biologists have studied crappie for years, including where they grow the largest. A study done in South Dakota of both white and black crappie found that they grow the slowest in small impoundments and the […]
Time was when strip mined land was a story of environmental devastation. Now they have become successful habitat restoration. The woodlands, healthy grasslands and abundant water provide outdoor recreation for the public. Most of the […]
With the expansion of competitive crappie fishing in southeastern United States the subject of Mississippi fishing keeps coming up. Each year anglers catch huge fish in the waters of this state. The northwestern corner of […]
Are you looking for a fishing location with little fishing pressure and yet presenting the challenge of any other more well-known body of water? In addition to being somewhat remote, most watershed lakes also present […]
The vast expanse that is Rend Lake (19,000-acres) can be a challenge for anglers. Twenty five years of fishing the lake teaches one that the largemouth bass, yellow bass, crappie and catfish (channel and flathead) […]
The blooming of the Dogwood trees signals the crappie spawning period. The rest of the forest is full of dark shafts of wood rising toward the sun. On them are small buds and the beginnings […]
It’s no secret. Big water grows big crappies. Large, deep lakes have an abundance of forage and more places for crappies to hide, feed and grow. Find a big lake with relatively low angling pressure, […]
Don’t let an empty bank account keep you from a great hard water outing. These items can make all the difference on tough days, and at under $5 each you can still afford to pack […]
Finding fish through the ice can be difficult but possible. The most obvious way is to know the water and at what level the fish are holding. Bluegills and perch are typically near the bottom. […]
Ice fishing is most often a white, blue and black world. The intensity of these colors can get a little trying on the eyes. The blue is the clear winter sky, the black is the […]
While anglers in northern Illinois are fishing through holes in the ice, anglers in southern Illinois are still fishing open water lakes and ponds. Mild winters allow southern Illinois anglers to fish all year around. […]
Some fishermen mistakenly seem to think fish are like bears and go into hibernation. Large game fish often turn up at this time of the year. The fish are not as aggressive when water temperatures […]
Recently the co-founder and CEO of Powderhook.com found himself on the spot when asked at a social occasion, “do you ever do anything to get the elderly out fishing?” Powderhook.com is a Nebraska company with […]
For this episode of Ice Fishing Today, we traveled to Northern Minnesota to fish with Spenser Samplawski, a young local area guide. He took us out to a private lake and put us on some […]
The ghostly plumes of mist rising from the lake created by cold air above the warmer pond water give birth to an eerie scene. Boats glide slowly across the lake only to disappear into the […]
To the non-angler, fishing in winter seems like a venture in folly. One person once asked how you get the cubes to stay on the hook. No matter what the angler’s expertise, ice fishing offers […]
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