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Bass Fishing

Bass Scouting

Dirt roads and cypress trees lead to the Midwest’s most untouched bass fishing waters. The eerie silence is broken by the tail splash of a trophy bass and your heart beating out of your chest […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

How To Remove A Tick

Ticks are a part of nature. If you plan to get outside, chances are you could come in contact with one and even get bit. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ticks […]

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Fishing News - Salt

Fishing with Bill Miller

The Skyway bridge is one of the longest artificial reefs in the world. Spanning over 4 miles, the pilings and structure are a natural habitat for fish of all kinds. Fishing there is terrific either […]

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Hunting News

Survival Pen From Browning

Browning’s new 4-in-1 Survival Pen features an innovative combination of flashlight, cap light, writing pen and a tactical glass breaker with hardened tungsten carbide point. The body of the 4-in-1 Survival Pen made from rugged […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Banning Traditional Fishing Tackle in California

A report released on Monday by the California Coastal Conservation Association and the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) demonstrates that banning traditional fishing tackle will have a negative impact on fishing participation,

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Fishing News - Fresh

WHITE BASS OF CARLYLE LAKE ILLINOIS

Carlyle Lake offers some of the best white bass fishing in terms of quantity and quality.  The fish average about one half pound.  The total population runs 10 to 15-inches in length with 62 percent […]

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Archery Hunting

New GlenDel Crossbow 3D Target

The wait is over! GlenDel®, manufacturer of the biggest and toughest 3D archery targets, continues to expand their line, this time with the GlenDel Crossbow 3D Target. The new GlenDel Crossbow 3D Target incorporates a […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

FAMILY FISHING LOCATION IN CHICAGO AREA

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 […]

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Inshore

Tools to Target Panhandle Red Drum

Redfish along the panhandle of Florida are abundant and can be easily caught with a variety of techniques and gear. Most of the time, redfish very aggressive and are opportunistic feeders. Targeting Redfish from a […]

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Videos

April 2015 – Photo Contest Winner

Evan is the second winner in the youth fishing contest sponsored by Outdoors Unlimited Magazine. Fish, Frogs, and Fireflies is a proud co-sponsor, along with Daiichi and Snag Proof Lures.

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Hunting News

Endangered Species Day

The Boone and Crockett Club acknowledges Endangered Species Day, Friday, May 15, 2015, with both celebration and concern.  Endangered Species Day recognizes our nation’s efforts to protect critically rare species and their habitats.

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Rifles and Shotguns

Adjustable Stock for AR15/M4’s is Now Shipping

Adaptive Tactical, LLC, manufacturers of innovative firearm stocks, magazines, conversion kits and accessories, is pleased to announce that its EX Performance Adjustable M4-Style Stock for the AR15/M4 Carbine Platform is shipping everywhere. “When we designed the […]

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Fishing Tips

Clear Lake Success

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 […]

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Fishing News - Salt

Lead Ban Could Reach California

Last Week the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced that common fishing tackle would remain on a list of consumer products marked to undergo a costly and onerous regulatory process, a reckless move […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

TIPS FOR CATCHING RIVER RUN TROUT

Fly fishing anglers need to study the fish, their eating habits and the habitat where they find the trout.  Doing so will lead to enjoyable and successful fishing pursuits. Thanks to the aggressive stocking program […]

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Walleye Fishing

MAY SAUGERS ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER

The 273 miles of the Illinois River divides into 5 pools as it meanders across the state.  The final one is the Alton Pool, just up river from St. Louis. The Alton Pool extends from […]

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Boat News

Reduction of Sounds in Boats

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 […]

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Panfish Fishing

Finding Big Crappies

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 […]

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Bass Fishing

Working a Wobbler-Style Fishing Lure for Bass

Largemouth and smallmouth bass love wobbler style lures and you should, too. The fishing lure’s wobbling action causes powerful surface strikes that will shake you to the bone. Fishing wobblers such as jitterbugs, crazy crawlers […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

TACKLE FOR ILLINOIS TROUT FISHING

Fishing for Midwestern trout is usually a little different than in western or eastern waters.  This is due to the fact that most Midwestern trout are hatchery raised and often found in ponds as opposed […]

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Panfish Fishing

SPRING RUN WHITE BASS

Lake Shelbyville is a natural for white bass.  White bass thrive in large, open-water impoundments containing an abundance of shad, their favorite forage fish. This 11,000-plus acre impoundment is located in Shelby and Moultrie counties […]

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Videos

March 2015 – Photo Contest Winner

Posing with a hefty crappie, Missouri mighty mite angler Kynlee Stocking won the March youth photo contest in Outdoors Unlimited Magazine. Her father, Dillon, snapped the prize-winning shot

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Fishing Tips

MULTI-SPECIES FISHING ON REND LAKE

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) […]

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Bass Fishing

BASS IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER POOL 13

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 & […]

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Panfish Fishing

Tips for Catching White Bass

When water temperatures reach the low 50s, whites start moving upstream, out of the lakes and reservoirs, until they reach a dam or other obstacle that blocks their travel. Here the white bass stack up […]

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Panfish Fishing

CRAPPIE FISHING AND THE DOGWOODS

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 […]

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Bass Fishing

How Bass Bite A Lure

Although they are still popular the jig is not as dominant on the professional bass fishing circuit, as was once the case.  With the advent of pitching and flipping, the jig was a natural lure.  […]

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Fishing Tips

Striper Wolf Packs

Our best fighting fish is a pretty apt description to anyone who has ever hooked one.  These shad eating machines prowl a number of Illinois waters providing excitement for any angler who is lucky enough […]

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Fishing Tips

Got Cabin Fever?

If you are like me and live in Canada or in the Northern United States where there is still ice over the water, and the ice is not thick enough to be on safely, but […]

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Ice Fishing

TIPS FOR ICE FISHING PONDS

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.  […]

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Boat News

Being a Good Boat Partner

Accepting an invitation to join a friend on his or her boat for a day of fishing is a privilege.  As with many potential relationships, your conduct during the outing will have a lot to […]