FISHING TRIP
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch

AN OVERDUE FISHING TRIP

Some friends invited me to spend a day on the water with them earlier this summer.  Scott Soderquist, Mike Frisch and I go way back.  We used to work together at sportshow booths, seminars, and […]

Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch

Get Ready Fall – For River Fish

A good number of very successful anglers commit a lot of their fall fishing time to rivers, and for good reason.  Most rivers are home to a wide variety of fish species.  Those different species […]

Camping & Hiking

SAUSAGE AND BEEF SLIDERS

Ingredients ½ pound Swaggerty’s Farm (All-Natural) roll sausage ½ pound lean ground beef 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 2 tablespoon shredded or grated Parmesan cheese salt & black pepper to taste slider burger buns Other: lettuce, […]

Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry

Fall Dock Fishing

The in-between time of year generally falls in the fall when the water is still warm and the bass are acting like its mid-summer. Bass become real finicky in this time of the year as […]

CHANGES IN THE FISH’S WORLD
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch

CHANGES IN THE FISH’S WORLD

I’ve been talking recently with anglers from across the Midwest about changes that they’ve seen in the world of fishing.  Many of those conversations center around changes in lakes, rivers, and fishing regulations.  Anglers all […]

Big Fish Time of Year
Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry

Big Fish Time of Year

Winter is a special time of year for catching massive fish; there is no time of the year that compares to winter fishing when you are hunting for size, and the one thing you should […]

2021 accomplishments
Conservation

Elk Network 2021 Accomplishments

As the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation looks to advance conservation with its 2022 mission work, it looks back on a year of conservation accomplishments. “From completing the first phase of a landscape-scale conservation and access […]

Winter Camping Basics
Camping & Hiking

Winter Camping Basics

Winter camping has its perks. There are fewer bugs and crowds while you experience the beauty and peacefulness of a pristine winter wonderland. But, if you’re not prepared, it can also be cold and challenging. […]

Walleye Wishes 2022
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch

Walleye Wishes 2022!

As I sit writing this on one of the last days of January, the temperature outside has yet to nudge above the 0 degree mark!  Nevertheless, I know that nicer days are ahead and that […]

Rumble B Crankbait
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Northland’s Rumble B Crankbait

Trolling crankbaits is a proven tactic to put more walleyes in the boat. Along those lines, there are many baits to choose from, but few offer the distinct, fish-catching attributes of Northland Fishing Tackle’s incomparable […]

Cold Water and Jerk Baits
Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry

Cold Water and Jerk Baits

With this winter of 2022 being some of the coldest we have had in 10 or more years; I start to remember the success I have had fishing jerk baits over the many years they […]

Conservation

Go Slow—Whales Below

You can help save endangered North Atlantic right whales by slowing down to 10 knots or less in waters where they are likely present. Collisions with vessels of all sizes—from recreational boats to large ocean-going […]

Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry

Carolina Rig in the Winter

Every year as we move to the wintertime where the bass are staging, getting a bite seems to be exceedingly difficult and a Carolina rig can be fished many ways and rigged differently to entice […]

Top Tips for Ice Fishing Trout
Jason Mitchell Outdoors

Top Tips for Ice Fishing Trout

Ice fishing for inland trout is extremely popular and insanely fun.  When we look at classic trout water, we often think of the western mountain states like Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, or Utah but there […]

Wind gusts hit 45
Dan’s Fish ‘N’ Tales®

Wind gusts hit 45

It was windy and cold. Wind gusts hit 45 mph. Whitecaps were crashing the shore, and Pepper got a bit close to the edge and was almost blown into the lake. It was even difficult […]

Winter Steelhead Fishing Tips
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Winter Steelhead Fishing Tips

Successful steelhead fishing is more about developing a good strategy for finding fish than about fussing over gear, techniques and colors. (Although pink worms really do work!) When it comes to winter steelhead, it’s easy […]

Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch

Take a good photo!

Nearly 30-years as an outdoor writer has given me some experience as a photographer as well. Most of my fishing stories are usually submitted for publication accompanied by a “fish” photo as well.  While I […]

SELECTING A LINE FOR FISHING
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch

SELECTING A FISHING LINE

Its fishing line. It’s the time of year when many anglers are getting ready for the open water fishing season.  Something that every angler should do is make sure that your fishing line is ready […]

This spring, sling the Rapala X-Rap Long Cast Shallow for tarpon
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This spring, sling the Rapala

  Stock up now on Rapala® X-Rap® Long Cast Shallow plugs and keep an eye on the weather forecasts for South Florida. When the water warms a bit, Capt. Benny Blanco says, the tarpon bite […]

Mud Lines For Bass
Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry

Mud Lines For Bass

If I have learned anything about North Alabama in the winter, I have realized that in the winter we get a lot of rain causing the lake to get muddy; causing water to over-run many […]

Venison Meatloaf On a Stick
HuntChef - Fishing and Hunting Recipes

Venison Meatloaf On a Stick!

You gotta see this recipe! HuntChef takes Venison Meatloaf to a whole new LEVEL!! Seasoned to perfection. Bacon Wrapped. Grilled. Topped with roasted jalapenos….!!!! Tune in and find new ways to make the most of […]

Safety First
Bassin' With Captain Mike Gerry

Safety First

Every year as we get prepared for spring break and many of the new boaters start out on their first endeavor to launch their boat for the first time the horror of holidays past start […]

Bluegill Basics
Jason Mitchell Outdoors

Bluegill Basics

Regardless of whether you do a lot of ice fishing or are completely new to ice fishing… bluegills are seemingly designed for entertaining ice anglers.  Abundant, relatively easy to find and great on the table, […]

LOOKING FORWARD TO OPEN WATER FISHING
Fishing The Midwest with Jensen & Frisch

LOOKING FORWARD TO OPEN WATER FISHING

Recent happenings have me thinking about and looking forward to open water fishing.  A lot!  The Super Bowl is over.  College and high school basketball seasons are entering the homestretch.  On a recent Sunday morning […]

HEAD INTO TOWING SEASON WITH THE ULTIMATE PROTECTION OF BOLT LOCKS FOR SECURING TRAILERS AND GEAR
Camping & Hiking

HEAD INTO TOWING SEASON WITH THE ULTIMATE PROTECTION OF BOLT LOCKS FOR SECURING TRAILERS AND GEAR

Sportsmen and families hitting the road this spring for stress-relieving recreation should prepare for their towing adventures with the full line of BOLT® (Breakthrough One-Key Lock Technology) Locks. Protecting valuable trailers and gear with BOLT […]

Ice Fishing's Top 5 Upgrades
Joel Nelson Outdoors

Ice Fishing’s Top 5 Upgrades

Ice fishing is likely the fastest growing segment in all of sport fishing.  That’s in no small part due to the development in creature comforts that have fundamentally changed the mechanics of the sport.  A […]