Category: News & Media
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Flying for Muskies, The Lake Game
By Chris Willen Large lakes are intimidating for musky fly fishers. That really shouldn’t be the case for the musky angler, but in reality it truly is. Fly fishing for musky in still waters can be as effective as it is on rivers and streams. Musky fishing is growing exponentially in terms of participating anglers,…
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Violent Towater Tactics
By Josh B. Peacock If you love to bass fish, chances are that love affair started with a topwater bait! I can personally recall numerous violent and awesome topwater strikes that happened more than a decade ago. Day dreaming of such events can often evoke goofy ear to ear grins. Try not to do that…
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Flowage Belt Smallmouth Bass
By Andrew Ragas Bass anglers sometimes wonder why certain rivers of Wisconsin’s flowage belt fish best in spring and go unproductive in summer. Understanding the dynamics and little-studied stream migrations between river and reservoir smallmouth bass will help answer these questions.
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Back to Basics, Simple Pole and Line Panfishing.
By Jim Gronaw One of the coolest things about the sport of fishing is that it can be as complicated, or as simple, as you want to make it. Yes, there are more advancements, electronics, lures, devices and items of seemingly great value on today’s angling market. All are intended to put more fish in…
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Melting Snow. Uncovering What Really Matters.
By Becky Gardhouse Waiting. Watching. Hoping for warmer weather. Up here in the far north we have experienced one of our most memorable winters in recent history. The chance for us to be out in mid December chasing lunker walleye on the Bay of Quinte yet also being able to venture out to hallowed laker…
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Clarity For Bass in Clear Waters
By Andrew Ragas Gin clear waters greatly intimidate anglers, driving them away from some of the best smallmouth waters there are. Anglers fishing these waters usually doubt their skill, but smallmouths easily counter and often oblige, striking baits from great distance aided by bright sunlight and its Smirnoff colored water.
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Fishing-Headquarters Magazine, Issue 18
We would like to announce the release of Fishing-Headquarters Magazine, Issue 18. This is our issue for May & June 2014. It is our annual early summer issue. It is also our inaugural BLACKOUT ISSUE, containing zero ads. The way informative fishing and education should be.
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Ice Out Smallmouth, Early Season Presentation Picks
By Andrew Ragas It’s the weekend of Wisconsin’s gamefish season opener. As I tortuously wait for up to 24 inches of ice and slush to melt, I have nothing better to do than fantasize over the plethora of 5 pounders I am set to catch thereafter. Fishing in the north country is shifting from ice…
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Spring Meteorology and Smallmouth Bass
By Andrew Ragas The wind plays a role in determining the outcome of all outdoor sports, including fishing. For smallmouth bass anglers in particular, a wind capable of warming water temperatures plays a significant role in determining early spring fish locations and feeding habits. Precise wind patterns and specific lake locations that conduct heat are…
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Spring Largemouths and Downsized Swimbaits
By Andrew Ragas There comes a time when the seasonal spring power and reactionary strike of a lipless crankbait fails to produce largemouth bass. An ideal alternative spring fish catching option in recent years is the compact soft plastic swimbait. In my opinion, it might be the better spring option.