by Bob Jensen  |   Fish are cold-blooded creatures.  Water temperatures have an effect on their way of doing things.  When the water is cold, the fish prefer a slow moving bait.  Their metabolism is slower in cold water, so they don’t move as fast. When water temperatures warm up like they do in the […]

by Bob Jensen  | If you go fishing, our goal is to have a good time, and catching some fish greatly increases our odds of having a good time.  Yes, it’s fun to be outside with friends or family and enjoying wildlife and being around the water, but when you go fishing, you really want […]

by Bob Jensen  | The Midwest is blessed with all sorts of fishing opportunities. Lakes, rivers, ponds, and reservoirs dot our landscape.  Wherever you live, you don’t need to drive far to wet a line. Rivers can provide some outstanding fishing action throughout the summer. Actually, rivers can be good year ‘round, especially the larger […]

by Bob Jensen  | About this time every year I start thinking about new or existing open water fishing techniques that I want to learn more about.  One of the real keys to fishing success is being versatile.  There are lots of ways to catch fish.  Some techniques are kind of seasonal, others work better […]

by Bob Jensen  | Across the Midwest and I would guess most of North America, most game fish in most places are done spawning.  After a few days of rest, those fish will get very hungry.  If you can put a bait near a fish, it will probably bite that bait.  The key is to […]

by Bob Jensen  |   Boy oh boy what an ice-fishing season it’s been across the Midwest, and it’s not done yet:  There is still lots of time to go fishing and lots of fish are still out there waiting to be caught.  This is the time of year though, when it pays to be […]