Our baseball season –I coach and he plays– came to an end on Tuesday night with an 8-7 loss. With some new time on our hands, my son Jonathan and…
Minnesota
Cabela’s Free Family Outdoors Day – Owatonna, MN
“Big gills, equipment, bait, food, and entertainment provided…for free? Tell me more.” This was my response after talking to Danny Thompson, Retail Marketing Manager for the Owatonna, Cabela’s store. I…
Southeastern Minnesota Trout Report
Trout fishing is what I grew up with, and with stream conditions the way they are, I felt a need to check out some old stomping grounds. Like so many…
Mississppi River Pool #7 Bass Spawn Phase Report.
I must say, it feels good to be back on the water chasing Bass in my backyard. I’ve only been out 3 times since ice out and each time it…
Pool 4 Pepin Trolling Report – 5/24/13
Fish are snapping right now on Lake Pepin, but maybe not how and where you’d expect them to. A few big fish showed up, along with dozens of 16-19” fish,…
Pool 2 Walleye Report – 5/24/13
Waters up! Well… not exactly high water by Mississippi River standards, but a pretty swift jump from last weekend. Despite the jump in water levels and increased flow, water temperature…
2013 Fishing Opener on Mille Lacs
With all of the recent advances in the fishing industry leaving many of us with expensive boats and gear it’s often very easy for us as fishermen to take ourselves…
Mississippi River Pool 2 Report, 5-10-13
What a rollercoasters spring we’ve had here in Minnesota with lots of ups and downs as us anglers just hang on for the ride. Prolonged periods of cold weather, snow,…
Walleye tips & Battle of the Sexes
James Holst demonstrates live-bait walleye techniques with Bill Doughtery, owner of Rainy Lake Houseboats, and then gets behind the camera to film his friends competing in a heated Guys Vs.…
Jigging swimbaits for lake trout
You don’t have to troll to catch lake trout. James Holst and Jon Marshall catch a bunch jigging big swimbaits for them on Lake Superior, north of Duluth, Minnesota.