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The essential guide to catching and eating Crawfish

The essential guide to catching and eating Crawfish

Just about any kid that grew up near a pond or stream has had encounters with the terrifying Crawfish! Also called Crayfish, Crawdad or Mudbug in different parts of the country, this little bugger h...

How to choose the right fly line

How to choose the right fly line

Fishing poles are made for the typical angler and for average conditions in the water. While there are some exceptions, rod manufactures understand that their products work best for most people under ...

Ice Fishing Tips and Safety

Ice Fishing Tips and Safety

For many centuries ice fishing has been a fun, enjoyable, and productive activity during the long, cold months of winter. Unlike the summer months where you must fight the mosquitoes along with the ma...

Ice Fishing Tips and Basics
Fishing, Freshwater, Dec 02, 2016

Ice Fishing Tips and Basics

I was on may way to Wisconsin in January last year because I was foolish enough to tell my good friends that I would love to learn about ice fishing. Since I live in Miami, Florida most of my local fr...

Everything you need to know for your first Catfish trip!
Fishing, Freshwater, Sep 02, 2016

Everything you need to know for your first Catfish trip!

Catfish fight hard and taste great, there ya go! The most important things you really need to know about fishing for Catfish! So keeping that in mind and let’s start learning what a new angler actu...

Easy Tips on How to Catch Trout
Fishing, Freshwater, Aug 10, 2014

Easy Tips on How to Catch Trout

Trout fishing is usually depicted by seasoned anglers in waders standing in a creek or river artfully using a fly rod to deliver a fly accurately to where they believe a fish is laying in wait. But ev...

Smart Tips to Spring & Summer Crappie Fishing

Smart Tips to Spring & Summer Crappie Fishing

Once the ice melts and anglers are getting their boats, kayaks and canoes ready for the warm weather and the pursuit of our favorite freshwater pastime, fishing! One of my favorite fish to catch is th...

Walleye Fishing Tips for any Season

Walleye Fishing Tips for any Season

  Walleye fishing is an art. I have been out on the lake and seen several boats in close proximity to one another and one guys is doing a number on the fish while the others are starting at him ...

Great Trout Fishing near IL, MN, WI and IA, Try the Driftless Area!
Fishing, Freshwater, Apr 15, 2010

Great Trout Fishing near IL, MN, WI and IA, Try the Driftless Area!

The OutdoorsGuy Noah Van Hochman working a spinner This is time of year that I love! Turkey Season is in full swing, the weather is amazing in most parts of the country, and with the warmer temperatu...

Tips on Ice Fishing from a Master!
Fishing, Freshwater, Jan 14, 2010

Tips on Ice Fishing from a Master!

The Creator of the Flirty Girty panfish jigs, Dave Sumner, has graciously allowed us to use some of his own favorite tricks of the trade to help all those who love the sport of ice fishing. He has tau...

Tips for Fishing Drum on the Mississipi Watershed
Fishing, Freshwater, Jun 22, 2009

Tips for Fishing Drum on the Mississipi Watershed

You Can't Beat This Drum Rolling on the river with Captain Ted Peck. OK, I’ll admit it - they're not the prettiest fish Mother Nature ever came up with, but the Freshwater Drum, a.k.a...

How to Fish Wilderness Areas and Boundry Waters of MN, WI, MI
Fishing, Freshwater, Jun 10, 2009

How to Fish Wilderness Areas and Boundry Waters of MN, WI, MI

"Is Wilderness Wilder?" Many outdoors people who want to get away from the commercialized and often crowded campsites look to large tracts of federal land that are designated as "Wilderness Areas" ...

How to Catch Downtown Lake Trout

How to Catch Downtown Lake Trout

Capt. Steve Everts Lake trout fishing often seems like a contest to see who can go deeper and farther from shore, but as the old saying goes, "there's a time and a place for everything". ...

Butterfly Peacock Bass in South Florida
Fishing, Freshwater, Mar 18, 2009

Butterfly Peacock Bass in South Florida

The butterfly peacock (also called peacock bass) is and extremely popular freshwater game fish introduced to south Florida in 1984. It is readily caught by bank and boat anglers using a wide variety ...