The trolling bite on Lake Pepin is “just-about” ready to kick into full gear, as I found today while taking a few morning passes. Coming down-river, I knew that while…
Minnesota
Highwater Cats
An Old Timer once told me that “You don’t fish Saugers on Pool 3 until the lilacs start to bloom!”¨ And that sure seems to be the case, but the…
Minnesota Walleye Open
James Holst & Ben Brettingen fish near Leech Lake following the walleye opener in Minnesota. The guys encounter some very tough conditions – cold front, high winds, falling temps yet…
Cold Water Cranking on Mille Lacs
Last Saturday after what always seemed like the longest week of the year the MN fishing opener finally arrived. And just as we’ve been doing every Spring for the past…
Early Season Lessons – State of the Turkeys
I’ve been out quite a bit in the past week and a half, trying to slap a tag on a few Nebraska birds, while also trying to keep tabs on…
MN “B” Season Lightning Hunt
I’ll never forget taking out a first-time turkey hunter almost 10 years ago, who upon picking up his flopping bird less than 2 hours into the first morning’s hunt, had…
Blades, Blades, and More Blades
Blades has been a bait/technique that myself and my fishing buddy Ryan have been wanting to learn for a long time. Well that time came this last weekend down at…
Catch Pre-Spawn ‘Eyes
James Holst and In-Depth Outdoors Field Staffer Eric Rehberg kick off the open water broadcast season on the Mississippi River at Red Wing, MN.
Evert’s Weekend Walleye
Work was tough Friday with the warmer weather on the horizon. The plan originally was to head down to Evert’s on Saturday and fish an evening/night bite, that didn’t last…
Giant Late Ice Pike
James Holst and In-Depth Outdoors Pro Staffer Joel Nelson fish with the In-Depth Outdoors production crew on Lake of the Woods for giant late season pike. This episode is the…