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Change Your Lure Presentation For More Fishing Success

Have you ever been fishing and catchin’em really good off one spot, then the action slowed a little bit, then it pretty much shut off? You figure you probably caught them all, so you move to another spot. Next time that happens, before you move, try switching your lure presentation. If you do, you’ll probably […]

Cold Water Fishing

by Bob Jensen In some areas of the fishing world, we’re in the cold weather period. That means that when we go out in the morning, there’s probably some frost on the windshield of our tow vehicle and on the boat seats. The dock will probably be slippery also. In other parts of the […]

Early Season Ice Panfishing

by Bob Jensen There’s been a skim of ice on the small ponds lately in the northern part of the region where people go ice-fishing. That skim is gone by late morning, but it’s a reminder that ice-fishing is getting closer every day. Although the more we learn about ice-fishing the more we realize that […]

Fishing… The Good Ol’ Days Are Now

by Bob Jensen I think my open water fishing trips for 2015 are over. As I was storing some of my open water equipment recently I got to thinking: This last season of fishing was pretty darn good! Then I got to thinking more: The past few fishing seasons have been pretty good! In fact, […]

Get Ready for Ice Fishing

by Bob Jensen It’s not here, but it’s near. Ice-fishing that is. It’s November. Many hunting seasons are in full swing. Those are an ice-anglers reminders that it’s time to start thinking about ice-fishing. Depending on Mother Nature, we could be ice-fishing in just a couple of weeks in the northern states. Now is […]

Lessons Learned from Another Year of Fishing

by Bob Jensen The other day while I was preparing some of my open water fishing gear for storage I did what I usually do while I’m performing that task: I think back on the year of open water fishing that has just passed. Thinking back always brings fond memories, and it also reminds me […]

Mississippi River Fall Fishing Tips

by Bob Jensen The stretch of the Mississippi River where it provides a border for Minnesota/Wisconsin and Wisconsin/Iowa is one of the most productive fisheries in the world. The variety of fish and the quality of fish is amazing. I was on the Mississippi last week with some friends. We fished the stretch from Lansing, […]

Tips for Early Bowhunting Season

Walleye in the Woods

by Bob Jensen If you fish for walleyes very much, you know that they’re more versatile and adaptable than they’re often given credit for. They can live in deep water, mid-depths or shallow water. They can be found near rocks, vegetation, mud and sand. They’ll be right on the bottom or suspended ten feet down […]

Winterizing Your Fishing Gear

by Bob Jensen In some areas of North America, anglers have the good fortune to be able to open water fish year ’round. In other parts of North America, anglers have the good fortune to have the opportunity to go ice-fishing for several months out of the year. If you live in an area […]