North Dakotan Johnnie Candle, a regular on the Professional Walleye Trail, shamelessly mooches new techniques to gain an edge on his competitors. And he isn't above adapting tactics used for other species,...View article
Only every five or ten years does a technique come along that’s so different from what we’ve been fishing, and more effective in certain fishing situations. Weightless soft plastic jerkbaits certainly...View article
While fish share many of the same basic organs as you and I, they do have some unique attributes.Cold-Blooded—To begin, fish don’t maintain a higher body temperature...View article
If the fish are there, people will continue to fish. So, environmental quality must continue to support strong fish populations. So too must our knowledge of how to manage fisheries and fish populations...View article
A study by biologists from New Zealand* indicates how the magnetic sense in fish, which is used for homing and long-distance migrations, is organized. Particles of magnetite, an iron-containing substance,...View article
Without oxygen, life ends. Just ask the minnows panting in your bucket or those belly-up bass in the harbor after a tournament. Our own need for oxygen is painfully evident if we go without it for even...View article