North Dakota Fishing License – Free Fishing Days
by Doug Leier It’s hard to believe when I glance at the calendar that it’s May, and not June or maybe July. The early arrival of spring-like temperatures after a milder winter can do that. So while open water fishing has been viable since mid-March, between work, school and other responsibilities not everyone has yet made their initial fishing excursion. I know die-hard anglers who would question why anyone would let these fine months and weeks pass without fishing, but shether planned or not, some anglers may not even wet a line until June. Regardless, whenever that first trip occurs, a new fishing ...
Fishing Lake Sturgeon – Rainy River
Fishing Lake Sturgeon “Well, that hookset didn’t go anywhere,” my brother said as I got about one-third into my sweeping movement against the creature that tapped on the end of my line near the bottom of the Rainy River in northern Minnesota. With the rod in full arc, I began cranking down to meet my opponent as the guys mobilized in the boat. As we had throughout the day, we manned our respective positions – the connected angler stepping up to the back platform, the net man at the side and the camera man on the bow. It didn’t take us long ...
Best Fishing Times
by Doug Leier “Best fishing times?” I’m the first to admit I’m not a professional angler. When it comes to tips and tactics on how to land a lunker walleye or fill a stringer in short order, I’ve got more questions than answers. At times, I casually refer to myself as the human cold front because of a perceived lack of fishing success whenever I’m around, and I have a few friends who even nod in agreement, instead of defending my fishing “expertise.” In all seriousness, I enjoy the conversations when I meet new anglers and we begin talking about past fishing success ...
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North Dakota Fishing License – Free Fishing Days
by Doug Leier It’s hard to believe when I glance at the calendar that it’s May, and not June or maybe July. The early arrival of spring-like temperatures after a milder winter can do that. So while open water fishing has been viable since mid-March, between work, school and other...
Fishing Lake Sturgeon – Rainy River
Fishing Lake Sturgeon “Well, that hookset didn’t go anywhere,” my brother said as I got about one-third into my sweeping movement against the creature that tapped on the end of my line near the bottom of the Rainy River in northern Minnesota. With the rod in full arc, I began...
Best Fishing Times
by Doug Leier “Best fishing times?” I’m the first to admit I’m not a professional angler. When it comes to tips and tactics on how to land a lunker walleye or fill a stringer in short order, I’ve got more questions than answers. At times, I casually refer to myself as the...
Early Pike Spawning
by Doug Leier As far as I can tell, few people are complaining out loud about the early arrival of spring in 2012. Since 2009 it’s almost felt like we’d skipped a season, or replaced spring with “flood” season. This year, it started to feel like spring in February and March...
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Fishing Lake Sturgeon – Rainy River
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North Dakota Fishing License – Free Fishing Days
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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
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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...
Coyote Hunting – Up Close and Personal
By Jamie P. Olson Jamie sighting in the first dog out coyote hunting It’s Thursday night and I am packing up for an early Saturday morning hunt (of course I am packing Thursday night so I can get some sleep Friday night). I call my hunting partner Jayson Deziel of Artistic Wildlife Taxidermy several times that night going over everything twice. The...
