In the immortal words of John Belushi in the movie Animal House: “Nothing is over until we decide it is." And it ain’t over now. Cause when the goin’ gets tough, the tough get goin’. It isn’t...View article
Wrapping up a decade of excess, the Dow Jones rocketed to more than 14,000, only to free fall to levels of 10 years earlier. Wall Street got rich(er) and played by rules with no basis in reality. Many...View article
Current is the salvation and damnation of every river rat. Rarely do flathead catfish anglers get perfect water conditions during the prime late-spring bite. Either thunderstorms bring deluges of rain...View article
All the way from Portugal and the big guy didn’t stand a chance. With one hook in his nose and two more in his back, we plunged him into icy waters. Suspended from a thin wire, he hangs there with...View article
On the not-so-frozen tundra of Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Bay lays out like a giant playing field for world-class muskie fishing. Forget the green and gold; the hometown players in this game are cloaked...View article
When the fishing gets tough, the best bass anglers fish soft. Sometimes, of course, neutral bass can be tempted by faster presentations, but that’s another story. When it becomes necessary to give...View article
The swimmin' worm is an oldie, a real forgotten goodie, that kicks fish butt. It's especially effective for largemouths and smallmouths, but also at times for walleyes. With a reduction in armaments...View article
Many veteran anglers note that fishing today, particularly for bass and walleye, hasn’t been better in our lifetimes, thanks to a variety of factors. First, angler willingness to release large fish...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
To the untrained eye, there may be little difference between baits popular 25 years ago and today's models. Jigs are conservative lures, in terms of design changes. Some might say the jig is the perfect...View article