Gadgets and Gizmos

By Lonnie King

As opening day of walleye season draws near, nervous anticipation is often best applied to preparation. Respooling reels, organizing your boat, and assessing your stocks of the latest gadgetry is a great way to be sure you start the season off right. Here are a few items that caught my attention that can give you an edge on the water.... more »


Bass
Tackling Heavy Slop Tackling Heavy Slop
Largemouths utilize slop for a number of reasons: food, shade, protection, and cooler water temperatures. Slop can consist of a variety of f.... more »
Good Vibrations

Spoon-Feeding Smallmouths

Flipping Over Fall Largemouths

Burning Blades for Bronzebacks

 
Carp
Carp Explosion Carp Explosion
Asian carp are at the gates leading to the Great Lakes, threatening its ecosystem and $7 billion fishery. At press time, DNA testing indicat.... more »
Tips and Tricks for Refined Carping

Carp European Style

Carp Advanced Ledger Rigs

Fly Fishing
Float Tubes and Kick Boats Float Tubes and Kick Boats
These days, fly anglers are fortunate to have so many choices in personal watercraft. Between an impressive array of float tubes and equally.... more »
Topside Bass

The Grey Fox Hatch

 
Gear & Tackle
Pre-made Steelhead Leaders Pre-made Steelhead Leaders
I suffer from steelheading shoulders. I'm not alone. Symptoms typically are aching shoulder muscles and sharp pains in the neck, back, and u.... more »
Does Colour Make a Difference?

Crankbait Tips From the Pros

A Line on Lines

A Matter of Thrust

Muskie
The planer way The planer way
Lake St. Clair's muskie population is booming, but this big water demands the latest tactics to stay on fish. Here's how muskie master Jim F.... more »
Storm Chasers

Muskie Master - Mark Maghran

 
Panfish
10 Tips for Winter Slabs 10 Tips for Winter Slabs
Most ice anglers have a bittersweet relationship with crappie. When you find an active school, the fishing is outstanding. On other days, lo.... more »
Rock me Gently...

Sighting in on Bluegills

Spring's boat-slip slabs

Pike
Pound Pike With Jigs Pound Pike With Jigs
A jig is a basic design, cloaked in a veil of versatility, and will catch just about anything that swims. Pike are no exception and will rar.... more »
 
Salmon
More Than Just Steelhead More Than Just Steelhead
The North Shore Steelhead Association (NSSA), an OFAH affiliate, is in the midst of revitalizing the Current River Park along the Thunder Ba.... more »
As the Current Flows

Jigging for big-river salmon

Trout
Improving Your Laker Tubes Improving Your Laker Tubes
When rigging a tube jig for winter lake trout, consider that it will be fished vertically. Pushing the jig head all the way into the end of .... more »
As the Current Flows

Sharpen Your Approach

Lessons for Spring Brook Trout

Ten great trout lures


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