Big Waters, Big Fish
Doug Leier I spend the bulk of my fishing hours each year at the same mom-and-pop pond. The family and I enjoy fishing, in our own way. Just like you do. Some may prefer the world-class fisheries of Devils Lake, Sakakawea or the Missouri River System. Honestly from where I cast, competition is nonexistent in my view of fishing. I’ve had my favorite spot taken. I’ve been beaten to the ramp, dock and piers. I just move on. I’ve returned home empty handed, but I’ll never let catching fishing equate to success in fishing. I know I’m in the minority, but I also spend ...
Zebra Mussel Problems
Doug Leier Even if May just finally feels like spring for many of us, in most years by the time May rolls around, many anglers have already enjoyed a few outings wetting a line. Regardless of the zip code your home is in, the first spring fishing action on the Missouri River is becoming more popular, no matter if you're travelling from Williston, Wahpeton, Dickinson or Grand Forks. It’s a testament to the interest anglers have in a good day of walleye fishing and travelling distance isn’t that much of an obstacle, especially when most of the other waters in the state ...
Creating Chaos on Big Water Flatness
Catching trout in still waters made easier with suggestion from Great Lakes maestro By Mitch Eeagan Driving the roadway along Lake Michigan’s shoreline on the way to the launch and not a ripple could be spied. In fact, the lake was so calm it looked as if a layer of Saran Wrap had been stretched tight across its surface. The sky was cloudless, and the air temperatures had finally risen to more like what spring should be rather than the late-winter nip we’ve suffered through. What a great day to be fishing trout on the Great Lakes. Or not… There was a downfall to the ...
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Big Waters, Big Fish
Doug Leier I spend the bulk of my fishing hours each year at the same mom-and-pop pond. The family and I enjoy fishing, in our own way. Just like you do. Some may prefer the world-class fisheries of Devils Lake, Sakakawea or the Missouri River System. Honestly...
Zebra Mussel Problems
Doug Leier Even if May just finally feels like spring for many of us, in most years by the time May rolls around, many anglers have already enjoyed a few outings wetting a line. Regardless of the zip code your home is in, the first spring fishing action on the Missouri...
Creating Chaos on Big Water Flatness
Catching trout in still waters made easier with suggestion from Great Lakes maestro By Mitch Eeagan Driving the roadway along Lake Michigan’s shoreline on the way to the launch and not a ripple could be spied. In fact, the lake was so calm it looked as if a layer of Saran Wrap...
2013 Sturgeon Adventure, Part II
By Nick Simonson In the first part of this article, the author and his brother, Ben Simonson of Valley City, ND and their fishing buddies, Dan Ryba of Garrison, ND and Dusty Nielsen, also of Valley City, faced cold temperatures and tough conditions on the Rainy River, in pursuit...
Our Outdoors with Nick Simonson
The Best Laid Plans
By Nick Simonson What was planned out to be a two week course in fly tying, jig making and lure crafting was extended into a month-long lesson in how to dodge the weather and cope...
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Big Waters, Big Fish
Doug Leier I spend the bulk of my fishing hours each year at the same mom-and-pop pond. The family and I enjoy fishing, in our own way. Just like you do. Some may prefer the world-class...
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2013 midwinter bald eagle survey
Doug Leier Penning an outdoors column each week may seem daunting to some, but even with 52 opportunities in a given calendar year to generate topics and information to pass along, at times I actually wish I had more time and room. Here’s a few items of recent interest. North Dakota Game and Fish Department biologists conducted the 2013 midwinter...
Make Custom Crappie Jigs
Our Outdoors – By Nick Simonson As winter blankets, and blankets, and blankets the region with snow, it is becoming more apparent that it will be a long season indeed. That’s not a bad thing if you need some time to get your tacklebox ready for one of open water’s early quarries – prespawn slab crappies! If you remember the excitement...
Lindy Rigs – Everything You Need to Know
Lindy Fishing Tackle Lindy Rigging revolutionized live bait fishing in the 1960′s and is still one of the most popular and productive methods for taking walleyes throughout the country. Lindy Rigs can take panfish, walleyes, bass, northern pike, trout and any bottom feeding fish wherever they are–in natural lakes, man-made reservoirs, rivers...
Fishing Rod Building Tips
By Taylor Fitterer Making your own custom fishing rods can be a fun experience. Each rod normally takes about 2-3 hours to manufacture, and the finish drying time can take from a few hours to a few days depending on the type of finish, temperature and humidity. We have learned through trial and error and I hope this will save you a few errors while...
