Spring is here and that means most of us will be using the venerable jig in order to bring a few of our glassy eyed friends up topside to give them a quick look at things from our perspective.  Yes, most of you are fully aware of how effective jigs are and I… The Long and Short of...

The ice fishing season began this year looking pretty darn good, with many smaller bodies of water having anglers walking out by Thanksgiving weekend. Unfortunately…Time to...

I recently had the privilege of attending the 11th Annual Mobridge Ice Fishing Tournament and associated festivities on January 13th and 14th.  This is touted as the largest Ice Fishing Tournament in the world and accurately so. Mobridge Ice...

  Once we have decent ice and are no longer limited to fishing shorelines, mobility becomes a key component in our level of success as we are now able to fully explore every nook and cranny of the lake. As with most things, having a tried and true system in place not only keeps thing simple and organized, but also contributes heavily in keeping a good attitude and that definitely equates to more fish on the ice. The first order of...

First ice is nearly here-and that can mean only one thing…ice fishing!  The first forays onto hardwater, in my eyes anyway; stirs up something deep in the soul akin to a religious experience.  There is a direct correlation, as after all, we as mere mortals are indeed walking on water.  Not God-just God like, as we once again gingerly place our feet onto the beautiful playing field the creator has so generously laid before us in full...

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Species Specifics BOLD IS BETTER THAN BASHFUL when it comes to the use of livebait to tempt big walleyes. I use a straightforward system that relies on large, lively chubs presented below tip-ups to tempt big fish. Big wall­eyes are finely tuned feeding machines that do their best to fill their bellies quickly, which is why they find it hard to resist a big chub. Retro system? Yes, but it works, especially when you fine tune the...