Ideas For More Fishing Success
April 10, 2017 by Bob Jensen
Filed under Bass Fishing, Featured

Different anglers have different definitions of what fishing success is. To some, fishing success is catching a bunch of fish: size doesn’t matter, they just want to catch something. To other anglers, fishing success means you caught a big one. Size is more important than numbers. And then there are those who just enjoy being […]
Open Water 2017
February 21, 2017 by Bob Jensen
Filed under Featured, Walleye Fishing

What a mild winter in the Midwest so far! Rain is falling, so today I’m thinking more about open water then I am ice-fishing. I’m sure there are a couple more ice-fishing trips in my near future, but as I go through some new open water stuff that I received recently, I’m looking forward to […]
2015 open-water fishing takeaways
November 30, 2015 by Bob Jensen
Filed under Featured, Walleye Fishing

I’m sure of it: My open water fishing season for 2015 is over. It’s sleeting outside and the boat has been retired for the season. When the boat gets put away, I like to reflect a bit on the just-completed open water fishing season. Following are some “take-aways” from my 2015 open water season. The […]
Memorable Fishing Trips
November 9, 2015 by Bob Jensen
Filed under Bass Fishing, Featured, Other Fishing

Open water season in my part of the world is winding down. There might be a couple more trips in the boat, but I’m getting the ice-fishing stuff ready to go. It’s at this time of year that I like to look back at the season just completed. Every year has trips that are more […]
Ice-Fishing Baits for Open Water
October 13, 2015 by Bob Jensen
Filed under Crappie Fishing, Featured, Ice Fishing, Walleye Fishing

The cool weather we’ve been feeling in recent days reminds me that it’s time to get the ice-fishing baits ready to go. However, I won’t be using them for ice-fishing just yet. Many, many years ago, probably sometime in the late 80s or early 90s, a group of us started using spoons that were thought […]
Planning for Open Water Fishing
March 25, 2015 by VerticalScope
Filed under Featured, Fly Fishing, Other Fishing, Uncategorized

By Bob Jensen My ice-fishing is officially done until ice returns next fall. Now it’s time to start thinking about open water fishing. Every new year brings new things to add or consider adding to my fishing. In the open water fishing season of 2015, I’ve got some new things that I will be trying, […]
Time to Start Planning For Open Water Fishing
March 3, 2015 by VerticalScope
Filed under Featured, Other Fishing, Uncategorized

By Bob Jensen In some areas of the Midwest, open water fishing is still several weeks away. In other areas of the Midwest, especially rivers, anglers are on the water chasing walleyes, sauger, panfish, and whatever else. Regardless of where you live, now is a good time to consider the following ideas as to […]