Spring Steelhead Fishing
By Nick Simonson As my offering drifted around in the pool eddy, I hoped that my brother would see a fish caught – if not by me, then by another angler, or maybe himself – and he would experience the...
View ArticleDownstream Mentality
Our Outdoors: Downstream Mentality By Nick Simonson Each spring, the banks of area lakes and rivers are littered with pop bottles, chip bags, Styrofoam cups, plastic containers, beer cans, and my...
View ArticlePheasant Feathers for Fly Fishing
By Nick Simonson This year, it seemed that every pheasant was a trophy. Whether it was those early birds on opening weekend with half-colored feathers, or that lone rooster coming late in the season,...
View ArticleFly Fishing Knots
By Nick Simonson On Friday night, my fly fishing gear was in a sorry state. It had been almost 8 months since I had last used it on some sunny day in Detroit Lakes, Minn. for the dock-patrolling...
View ArticleTrout Fishing Tips
By Nick Simonson The recently stocked trout in the stream near my house were quick learners this year. With a winter short on snow and a spring that only just recently made up a couple of inches...
View ArticleMackerel on the Fly
Indeed, the toothy fish were schooled up thick in the two-to-six foot deep water between shore and a pair of pelicans patrolling the breakline just twenty yards out. Related posts: Sorting the Fly Box...
View Article124 Points of Light
I tied jigs of all kinds – trout jigs, walleye jigs, panfish jigs and bass jigs. The bright neon pink and orange were spring beacons, letting me know that someday, hopefully soon, their bright pastels...
View ArticleThe Best Laid Plans
We have to adjust and improvise to find success, or just make a slow situation into a learning experience while celebrating a single fish here and there. Related posts: One At A Time Trout Fishing Tips...
View ArticleThree Ideas for Open Water Fishing Success
by Bob Jensen It’s fifteen below zero outside, the wind is gusty, and the sidewalk needs to be shoveled. What am I thinking about? Open water fishing. You know, that thing we do from a boat while...
View ArticleTwenty Years of Fishing the Midwest
by Bob Jensen The 2014 thirteen-week run of Fishing the Midwest television concluded recently in most Midwest markets. There are still some markets where Fishing the Midwest will continue to run...
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