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Weed Muskies – They’re in here somewhere, but where? Ice Time Pike Locate Early Season Slabs
 

Destination – Minnesota’s Lake Vermilion

This Northwoods gem offers world-class muskie fishing, plus great opportunities to catch walleyes, northern pike, crappie and more. The channel that separates Ludlows Island from Lake Vermilion’s south shore isn’t terribly wide, but when you step aboard the classic wooden boat that shuttles guests to Ludlow’s Island Resort, you step into another world – a [...]

The Fishing Report: Who stole my fish, and other stuff!

Reading through various outdoor publications and in newspapers from around the region it is amazing to me how many people are stealing my fish. Now don’t get me wrong, the fish do not actually have my name on them.  But make no mistake these are my fish, they’re also your fish, these fish also belong [...]

Weed Muskies – They’re in here somewhere, but where?

Weed Muskies – They’re in here somewhere, but where?

It’s not enough to know that giant, hungry muskies haunt weeds in fall. We all know they’re in the green stuff somewhere. Living weeds give off oxygen, cover and shade and provide muskies with ambush points to snare baitfish hiding among the plants. But, anyone who fishes places like Mille Lacs or Lake of the [...]

Ice Time Pike

Ice Time Pike

On The Hunt For Ice Time Pike Northern Pike are known for their aggressive nature and dominance over prey. Pike are also a very tough fighting fish that like to rip drag and max out rods. The explosiveness of hooking a pike in open water can have similar effects under the ice. Pike still spend [...]

Locate Early Season Slabs

Locate Early Season Slabs

By: Matt Johnson Crappies are a sophisticated fish, especially those slabs, and at times it can be rather confusing and frustrating for ice fishermen to pinpoint slab patterns. Some lakes are abundant with slab crappies, while others are more inclined to hold smaller fish, and than you have those lakes where you can catch a [...]

Match the Hatch With Crankbaits

07 March 2012

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Bottom Bouncer Rigging

02 March 2012

Gary Parsons Bottom Bouncer Live Bait Rigging is a great tactic to use when walleyes are relating tight to deep structure and are considered to be in a neutral or negative feeding mood. The weight of bouncer you choose will depend on the depth you’re marking fish at, but a typical range would be 1.5 [...]

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