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Your 2014 Fishing License Expires This Saturday
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Rainy Lake Eyes Doing Well
It was the ninth year of our annual fishing trip to Island View Lodge on Rainy Lake in Northern Minnesota. During the previous years, we had been very successful in learning the routine for catching walleye on the mid lake reefs and structure. This year was promising to be a bit different.
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Advantage: Jig Worm
The early bass season is a very entertaining time of the year. I enjoy chasing the shallow water fish and watching their acrobatics as they try desperately to spit the hook with no place to go but airborne. However, my favorite time of the year to target bass is in July and August when the fish are congregated on the deep weed line.
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Adopting A New Strategy Led To Success
My friend, Charlie Simkins and I, have been making an annual trek to Island View Lodge on Rainy Lake with a group of anglers for a number of years. Although Rainy is noted as a quality northern fishery, by the time we get there in mid July, the northern are out of the bays and on the reefs where the walleye are located.
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Refine Your Live Bait Presentation
There are a lot of different ways to catch walleye and I have tried most of them. Some of these techniques have worked well under certain conditions, others have not impressed me very much.
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Genz Offers A Different Strategy For New Anglers
Once the lakes start freezing over, finding an open day in the busy schedule of ice fishing legend, Dave Genz, is not an easy task. However, I was able to catch up with him in-between fishing trips and sit down for a leisurely chat and breakfast.
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Outdoors Tip of the Week with Jerry Carlson: Using Slip Bobbers [VIDEO]
On this week’s installment of our series, brought to you by Del-Tone Luth Gun Club, Jerry demonstrates the ease and versatility of the bobber.
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Outdoors Tip of the Week with Jerry Carlson: Using Jig Worms
Jerry Carlson ventures out on the lake once again and this week he gives us some great perks to using plastic bait or jig worms.
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Outdoors Tip of the Week with Jerry Carlson: Wacky Worm Rigging
This week, Jerry demonstrates the effectiveness of “wacky worm rigging.”
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Outdoors Tip of the Week with Jerry Carlson: Using Lake Maps for Pre-Fishing
On this week’s episode of “Outdoors Tip of the Week,” Jerry breaks down his strategy for finding the best pan fish spots on area lakes using maps.
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Outdoors Tip of the Week with Jerry Carlson: Preparing for the Fishing Opener [VIDEO]
On this episode of “Outdoors Tip of the Week,” Jerry continues with tips on how to cover all your bases, including safety equipment, before hitting the water.
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Women Anglers of Minnesota Fishing Tournament
I’m not claiming to be a great fisherperson but I often out-fish the men in the boat. I think it’s because I keep my hook in the water and my face to the sun. So, while the guys are fussing with their bait and changing their position, I’m hauling in the catch. If you also think women are the better fisherpeople, read on.
