This is an angler’s worst time of year, a grey area when nothing seems to be going on due to unseasonable weather patterns. The open water fishing is closed down for the year, for the most part. Even the few spots for shore fishing are becoming hard to get to. It is looking like it […]
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Late Fall Fishing
This is can be some of the best fishing of the year for those prepared for the weather. The cooler weather and cold rains have created the fall turnover in area waters. Some may not be familiar with the term “turnover.” As the surface water begins to cool, it becomes denser and heavier and begins […]
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Back in Town
I guess I should begin apologizing to those of you who are regular readers of my column. I’ve been out of the area most of the summer in northern Minnesota, so I haven’t been writing and keeping up with the local fishing scene. Minnesota Lakes Fishing up north was rather good this summer. It was […]
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Additional Tales During the Lockdown
As we venture forward in our new normal, I can’t help thinking that a fishing trip to an area lake would help with the “lockdown” feeling and allow us to get out into the fresh air and participate in an activity that we did prior to the COVID-19 impact. There are rules to be followed […]
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Fishing During the Lockdown
As we all are dealing with “social distancing” and the “Stay at Home” directive, we will start getting to have some feelings of cabin fever. We need to be able to get out a little, and I couldn’t think of a better thing to do than to go fishing. I have checked with both governors […]
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The Best Fishing: BWCA, Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Be Ware of Chilean Assault)
I want to talk about the best fishing habitat I have ever had the pleasure to enjoy, and that is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, 1.1 million acres of beautiful, pristine wilderness that borders the Superior National Forest and Canada. It is the most visited wilderness area in America, with more than 250,000 visitors each […]
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Too Warm for Good Fishing
This has not been a great start to winter fishing. Most of our area lakes as far north as southern Wisconsin have little to no ice, which is unusual for this time of the season. Lake Geneva still has ramps open in Fontana and open water to fish with your boat, if you’re willing to […]
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Hooked on Fishing:Dick Offers Holiday Gift Ideas for Those Who Love to Fish
As we approach the holiday season I have, in the past, offered you some gift ideas for the anglers in your life. This year I’m going to not recommend the really inexpensive fishing sets for the younger, beginning fishermen, because they simply don’t last, and when they breakdown everyone is disappointed. I believe you would […]
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Hooked on Fishing: An In-Between Time as the RT Goes Online
We are in that in-between time for fishing. The lakes are starting to show signs of ice in the back channels and smaller bays, most of the piers have been removed from the launch areas, some of the ramps are too icy to back a vehicle down and some of us have already winterized and […]
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Hooked on Fishing: Fall is Great Time For Colors and Big Fish
I know I am going to sound like a broken record, but fall fishing is one of the best times of the year to catch the trophy fish of your dreams. In the past couple of weeks two state records were broken with really terrific catches, one in Minnesota and the other here in Illinois. […]