by Bob Jensen  |   I went fishing to one of my all-time favorite places recently, Lake Kabetogama in the Voyageur’s National Park in northern Minnesota.  I’ve been to Kab many times in the past fifteen years.  I go there for several reasons, but mostly because it’s a world class fishery for a variety of […]

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  | Summer has arrived pretty much everywhere in fishing country.  The spawn is over, so the fish, regardless of specie, are doing one thing:  They’re either eating, or they’re looking for something to eat.  If you can put a bait in front of a fish in a way that looks appealing to […]

by Bob Jensen  | There were snow-flurries in the air this past week, and air temperatures have been in the lower to mid 30’s.  There’s been too much wind for ice to form, but there’s no doubt that another ice-fishing season is getting closer.  And with another La Nina weather pattern in the works, we […]

by Bob Jensen  | Different anglers have different definitions of what fishing success is.  To some, fishing success is catching a bunch of fish: Size doesn’t matter, they just want to catch something. To other anglers, fishing success means you caught a big one.  Size is more important than numbers. And then there are those […]

by Bob Jensen  | A new fishing season is underway.  Some anglers commit themselves to trying new baits and techniques every new season. Fishing can be like the weather in mid-summer:  Both can be very hot.  To take part in this potentially fast action, you’ll need to do things a little differently than you would […]

by Bob Jensen  | It’s that time of year:  The boat is being rigged, I’m putting fresh line on my reels, I’m calling friends to see if they have any good fishing reports, in short, I’m preparing for the open water fishing season.  As I prepare, I have lots of memories, mostly good, about past […]