Author: Fishing Headquarters
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When Smallmouth Bass and Crayfish Collide
In mid-August I encountered the rare phenomenon of Smallmouth Bass and rusty crayfish colliding on sand flats to both feed. On consecutive days, crayfish were invading the sandy grass flats to feed during lowlight conditions. At the same time, schools of feeding smallmouth bass followed the crayfish movements to feed on them in these exact…
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Wobble Bobbin’ Walleyes
By Daniel Quade Complex presentations get plenty of press these days, but few walleye tactics are as deadly—or as easy to fish—as the simple slip-bobber rig. With a well-balanced float, you can efficiently and precisely suspend mouthwatering live bait in front of hungry ’eyes. Plus, you know exactly when a fish has inhaled your bait.
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Monolith Mapping to Bronzebacks
By Jim Edlund Like the weather‐beaten parchment of some maritime legend, the map of Rainy Lake should read “Here Be Dragons.” Straddling the border between Minnesota and Ontario, Rainy is a multi‐species playground teeming with monsters: fat walleyes, giant crappies, big pike and linebacker smallmouth bass. With an expansive 220,000 acres of world‐class fishing, it…
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Fishing Wilderness Lakes
By Andrew Ragas Thousands of years ago, following the melt of the ice age, specific regions of North America and its landscape were littered by the abundant remnants of glaciers in the form of wilderness lakes. Scattered, yet heavily concentrated, throughout the lakeland regions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, The Dakotas, and several areas of Canada,…
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Weeding out Smallmouth Bass
By Andrew Ragas Smallmouth bass prefer sand, rocks and wood in conjunction to major depth contour. However, they can also be found using weedlines at certain times of the year. On natural lakes and reservoirs, anglers can expect to find big smallmouths in the underfished habitat of weeds.
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Musky on the Fly, Stepping Up Your Game
By Chris Willen Taking your musky fly fishing to the next level takes serious dedication and time on the water. If you are serious about putting fish in the boat consistently you need to be on your A game.
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Wading for River Smallmouths
By Robert Conley & Robert Fuchs As the alarm sounds you will always laugh to yourself at its irrelevance, you have been lying there with your eyes open counting down the minutes. Is it the part of your brain that is instinctively waiting for the sound? Is it the anxiety that you didn’t pack everything…
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Pay Lake Carping
By David Graham In the South, even the smallest change is often perceived as an unwelcomed threat to one’s way of life. Southern anglers often display the same pugnacious fortitude in traditional fishing ideals. For the multi-species enthusiast working to eliminate the “trash fish” mentality of old fashioned anglers, the South is a tough battle…
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Cool Under Fire
By Adam M. Glickman The dog days of summer just aren’t what they used to be. What used to be a week or two of bloomed out hot water in August has turned into lakes that are often 80 plus degree tubs of goo for 2-3 months at a time. Summers do seem a little…
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Modern Kayak Advancements
By Rob Wendel Kayak fishing began as a Do-It-Yourselfer’s dream. These plastic boats were just toys to paddle around in, but as anglers got a hold of them, they became platforms to mount homemade PVC rod holders, milk-crate tackle storage, and even modified trolling motors. The kayak fishing revolution is inspiring manufacturers to shift their focus from…