Every year about this time, folks begin looking forward to spring. Especially fisherfolks. Longer days, moderating temperatures, thinning ice, running water and the lure of big fish -- lots of 'em!...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
Is there evidence to suggest that holding a big lake trout, muskie, pike, or catfish by its jaw or gill plate, without supporting its belly, can be injurious? Rob Swainson, who manages Ontario's Lake...View article
No matter how much you like to jig, suspending livebait remains a top ice fishing presentation. But that doesn't mean that you have to stop jigging. In fact, deadsticking livebait while you jig may...View article
Light-biting fish have a tendency to elude hooks. Odds are, too, that some trophy-proportioned fish we spend our lives trying to catch are dainty nibblers. So, how do we increase our odds of hooking...View article