Category: Articles
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Wisconsin Fishing Getaways: Turtle Flambeau Flowage
By Andrew Ragas Bass fishing is becoming more accepted throughout Northern Wisconsin. Anglers who enjoy catching fish appreciate the abundance of smallmouth bass in many of the region’s lakes and rivers. With lots of fish around, this type of an attraction and resource makes certain water bodies dream destinations.
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Catching Fall River Walleyes Right Now
By Andrew Ragas The weather is changing. Day-by-day the water is getting colder and the fishing isn’t getting any easier. Most anglers have already winterized their boats, and are now sitting in the woods on their tree stands, or preparing for first ice. Until then, the fishing season is far from over. Big river walleyes…
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Wisconsin’s Superior Smallmouth Bass
Ashland Wisconsin’s Chequamegon Bay is the destination where every bass fisherman’s big fish dreams come true.
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On The Jets with Wisconsin River Smallmouths
By Andrew Ragas Regarded as America’s hardest working river for its elaborate dam usage and flowage systems, the Wisconsin River is a boating minefield whose smallmouth bass fishing is best experienced with a jet boat. Aboard with Central Wisconsin River guide, Kurt Schultz, smallmouth bass fishing of world class proportions is a reality.
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Moving Water and Current Tolerant Species
By Adam M. Glickman I grew up in northernmost WI in Ashland on the shores of Lake Superior’s Chequamegon Bay. My father and I fished heavily on lakes, streams, and rivers. Today, I continue to fish all types of water in the upper Midwest. I am a firm believer that the more types of water…
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Lake Michigan Perch
By Tim Hyvonen Over that last ten years there has been a growing trend when it comes to fishing for Lake Michigan perch. With their populations depleting and not at the same levels they once were, catching perch is becoming more difficult annually. I hear time and time again, “There aren’t any perch left in…
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Scoring Summer Smallmouths
By Andrew Ragas Wisconsin is a great state for catching smallmouth bass, not just for number of lakes but outstanding management and conservation practices. Excellent fishing is had spring through fall, but the most challenging, rewarding, and consistent fishing of the season takes place in summer.
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The Forgotten Esox
By David Graham Reluctantly, I must admit to being a bit of a ‘fair weather’ angler. I think it’s important to understand the movement of fish species seasonally, and though the successful pursuit of stubborn fish under cold conditions is essential to my quest of being a ‘complete angler’, I simply cannot stand cold weather!…
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Going Light for Largemouth Bass
By Jim Gronaw Bass fishing has been very good to us the past spring seasons of 2014 and 2015. After what seemed like an eternity for some warm weather, we finally got a break around mid April, both years, and the weather then stabilized, keeping water temps in the 60 degree range. This quickly pushed…
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Poking Around for Ontario Crappies
By JP Bushey Successful crappie hunting this time of season ‘up north’ is usually two scoops of an open mind with a pinch of simple presentations. Fish early on will use some oddball spots. Here’s a few to check.