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Top Fishing Headlines

Panfishing on Lake Okoboji Iowa (Map)

Iowa’s Great Lakes is a chain of natural, glacial lakes located in the state’s northwest quadrant. Noted for clear water and an abundance of popular sportfish, they cover nearly 14,000 acres. Three primary lakes, Spirit, […]

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Top Fishing Headlines

Three IGFA Hot Catches – April 2016 Mako Shark, Northern Pike and a Shortbill Spearfish

The IGFA has recently received world record applications for several premier game fish including mako shark, northern pike, and shortbill spearfish. IGFA Representative and past Lifetime Achievement Award winner Scott Tindale recently submitted an application […]

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Fishing News - Salt

First Stripers of Spring

The water might be cold, but the bass are feeding. Here’s how to catch them. March might come in like a lion, but slowly warming waters are triggering striped bass to awaken from their winter […]

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Fishing Tips

Five Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Tips for May

BOWFISHING FOR DELICIOUS SUCKER Bowfishing enthusiasts love shooting carp, buffalo, and other trash fish that most people consider inedible. There is another fish that most consider trash too, but when prepared properly, are delicious to […]

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Fishing Tips

CATCH WHAT WANTS TO GET CAUGHT

Another fishing season is here.  Something you can do to catch more fish and enjoy your time on the water even more is to be flexible in your fishing goals.  You’ll catch more fish year […]

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Trout/Salmon Fishing

Go Hunting for Spring Trout

Springtime brings more light and warmer temperatures changing the creeks, rivers and streams into outstanding trout havens bursting with insect hatchess and hungry fish. A key to getting great trout fishing action in the early […]

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Panfish Fishing

Forage Factors For Early Panfish

The arrival of warm, spring weather surely fires the urge to ready panfish gear and launch the boat, but Northland pro Chip Leer reminds anglers not to get ahead of themselves when they hit the […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Michigan Awards $3.6 M to Combat Invasive Species

The Michigan departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality and Agriculture and Rural Development today announced the award of 19 grant projects totaling $3.6 million, under the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program. The program – a […]

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Panfish Fishing

DEVILS KITCHEN BLUEGILLS

Clear water with shoreline weeds and an abundance of submerged wood makes for a blue gill factory. Devils Kitchen Lake is well known for its magnificent scenery and lack of fishing pressure.  As the water […]

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Fishing Tips

Swim Jig Basics

What would you say if I told you that I have found a backup bait to compliment my spinnerbait? We have all had days that when we hit the water we grab a spinnerbait to […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Blade Slingers Have Their Soft-Side

There’s no denying the best method of locating active predator fish is to cover as much water with artificial lures as possible in a short period of time. And the supreme baits to handle the […]

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Fishing News - Fresh

Pond Perfect!

A pond provides food, shelter and water for the plant and animals listed here. Can you match each with its description? Answers below. Beaver, Bluegill, Common snapping turtle, Duckweed, Green heron, Spotted salamander & Water […]

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Bass Fishing

Square Bill Strategies For Bass

The square bill crankbait is a very early design of a crankbait. It has survived through decades and is the favorite style bait for those anglers that love to crank. The recent popularity of this […]

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Bass Fishing

CRANKBAITS AND BOAT DOCKS

The square billed crankbaits we are using today are in the 100, 200, and 300 XCaliber series. The different size baits work at different depths.  The cove in which we are fishing contains a variety […]

Fishing News - Fresh

April 2016 Edition Of ODU Magazine

April is almost at the end and anglers are all in at this point. Good luck to all who are venturing out this spring. MAGAZINE LINK. This edition of ODU covers bass, walleye, crappie, catfish, […]

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Fishing News - Salt

Your April newsletter is here from Anglers for Conservation

Working with Anglers for Conservation since its conception has been an eye opening experience. There are many business responsibilities and mundane tasks involved in creating a sound foundation for an upstart non-profit organization.Recruiting, training and […]

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Ice Fishing

Ontario record-breaking freshwater cod

An 18-year-old from Thunder Bay may be the new “ling king” of Ontario, when he landed what could be the new Ontario record for the species. On March 5, Landan Brochu was fishing on Jessie Lake, near Nipigon,Ont., with his father, […]