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It was a cold and snowy February, 2011 morning. Not thrilled about going outside to shovel the snow, I woke up with the intentions of turning on the television. It seems that whenever I get the chance to watch any Saturday morning television, I turn on Comcast Sports or the Outdoor Channel. On this particular Saturday morning, I was excited to watch Jim Saric catch muskies on his television program, “The Musky Hunter.” Continue reading Glide Time Muskies

The long and warm dog days of summer morph into the shorter, cooler and crisp days of early fall. Water temperatures on lakes that were once warm at 75 degrees begin to gradually plummet into the cool 60 degree range, triggering a transitional period feeding binge for all species of fish. Summertime recreational boat traffic and fishing pressure subsides, leaving many lakes open to anglers who are after some of the finest action of the season. This time of the year is one of my favorites for loading up on smallmouth bass. My favorite way to take advantage of this period is by fishing with suspending jerkbaits such as the Rapala X-Rap. Continue reading Smallmouth Spectacles with Rapala’s X-Rap

If you can brave the colder air and water temperatures and navigate and wade your way around rivers in darkness, fall walleye fishing can be a tremendous amount of fun. Many anglers turn to the autumn season for deer hunting and sitting on the couch for weekend football. But for those of us who are aware of the madness that occurs on our local river systems after dark, the fall season is simply the best time of the year for catching big river walleyes. Continue reading Walleye Midnight Madness