Clik here to view.
Food Plots
Overgrazing Problems? Proven fencing tactics that work to help keep food plots from being decimated By Steve Jordan Many well maintained and well fertilized food plots get overgrazed, destroyed, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Toughest Turkeys
Hard-Hunted Gobblers: The Toughest Turkeys By: Brian Lovett Here’s a simple statement: Human hunting pressure makes turkeys more difficult. Now, here’s the oft-ignored second part of that equation:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Do as I Say, Not as I’ve Done
Do as I Say, Not as I’ve Done By: Jack Tucker This piece is aimed at the 30 – 50 year old age group. I say that up front as I know as soon as I put forth my opening line, most in that group will assume...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spiritual Enlightenment
Opening Day Spiritual Enlightenment By: Lawrence H. Balleine It’s 5:30 a.m. The sun hasn’t yet risen. As I pack my fishing gear in the back of my small SUV for a couple of hours on the stream, I recall...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DIY Musky Box
DIY Kayak Musky Box Musky anglers know all about the expense that comes with the addictive sport and how quickly tackle boxes fill up. Bringing multiple boxes that are filled with lures is not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Springtime Crappies
Springtime Crappies By: Blake Tollefson Spring is here. You can feel it in the air. A feeling of rejuvenation has been breathed into the natural world. Water temperatures are rising, and fish and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spring Walleye Tradition
Crank Out A New Spring Walleye Tradition By Gary Parsons and Keith Kavajecz There is a lot of tradition in fishing. Whether it be an annual fishing trip with a group of friends, stopping for breakfast...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smelt Fry
A SMELT FRY STILL BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER One of the earliest signs of spring, when I was growing up in the 1950s and 60s, was the legendary smelt runs on Lake Michigan and with it the ever-popular...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blue Chicory
Beautiful Blue Chicory By: Lawanda Jungwirth Over the years, plant breeders have spent tremendous amounts of time and money trying to produce flowers that bloom in beautiful blue, but haven’t had...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Importance of Catch and Release
The Importance of Catch and Release Once thought of as an attitude of the musky and trout anglers, catch and release is becoming a common theme throughout the fishing community. Fishing purely for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Must Do – Fishing In Wisconsin
The 12 Step Program To Complete Your WI Fishing Bucket List. The Must Do Dozen By: Barb Carey Wisconsin is one of the most diverse places to fish in the world. In addition to a variety of species that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Perch Fishing on Lac Vieux Desert
Targeting Perch on Lac Vieux Desert Many Wisconsinites are familiar with some portion of the Wisconsin River. It flows 430 miles across the state – and it all starts in Lac...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SUMMERTIME KINGS
GOING DEEP FOR SUMMERTIME KINGS By: Capt. Lee Haasch In my 40 years fishing Lake Michigan I’ve learned that weather plays big part in fishing. Not really a news flash now is it? I’ve also come to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Drag For Bass
Dragging for Bass Breaking down the Carolina Rig By Glenn Walker For bass fisherman, the Carolina Rig is a great technique to employ when targeting bass relating to off shore structure. Notice how I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wrapping it for Walleye
Wrapping it for Walleye By Gary Parsons and Keith Kavajecz Like clockwork, the phone at The Next Bite office rings with a call from Santa about this time every year looking for gift advice. After the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UP A CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE
UP A CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE BECAUSE A POLE IS EASIER. Some of the best fishing and hunting locations in Western Wisconsin are on, or along, the rivers like the Red Cedar, the Chippewa or the Buffalo....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Winter Food Plots In Summer
This Summer Think About Winter Plots! By: Steve Jordan The more I have worked with food plots through the years, the more I have geared up to planting food plots for winter feeding. Some of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It’s Grillin’ Time!
Grillin’ Time By: Mad Dog Merrill and I have been grilling as a team for 33 years now. We have seen, heard and grilled it all! We have seen many changes in the grilling industry and the way meats are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cane Pole Success
Cane Pole Success By: Kyle Sorensen We can all look back and remember that time we landed that big fish or that time we were out on the water and something unique transpired. Growing up, I was able to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Summer Muskies
Sundown Summer Muskies By: Kyle Sorensen As the opener has come and gone and the temperatures begin to climb, the steady muskie action we have been accustomed to over the last month or so begins to...
View Article