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Mon, 05/13/2013 - 13:51
By Dena W
It was 1950 the last time Minnesota lakes were frozen on the much-anticipated Walleye Opener. Many anglers canceled reservations and chose to stay home rather than fight for lake position in the smaller areas where a few lakes offered open water. My group of diehard anglers decided to stick with the program and not let the icy conditions ruin an age-old tradition.
I will start by saying that I’ve been sworn to secrecy and I can’t tell you where we were fishing. I will, however, share some of...
Mon, 05/13/2013 - 07:30
By Dena W
Bass anglers often fly wide open right past one of the best locations on almost any lake, and it’s so easy to see that even non-fishermen know where to find it. It’s riprap, those rocks and chunks of concrete stacked along shore to prevent erosion, and there are a bunch of reasons bass love it.
Riprap creates a great spawning site for shad during the late spring, and produces the algae these baitfish feed on during summer and fall. Other forage such as crawfish and aquatic insects also makes...
Fri, 05/10/2013 - 12:22
By Dena W
Walleyes are walleyes no matter where they wander. As a general rule, whether they reside in inland lakes, rivers, reservoirs or the Great Lakes, their year-round habits are shaped by two things: spawning and eating.
With that said, you’d think the same techniques would work the same wonders for conjuring up strikes regardless of where you fish.
Well, you know what? By and large, they do. But some big water tactics need a little tweaking to produce on you average sized natural lake.
Take the...
Fri, 05/10/2013 - 07:44
By Dena W
May is a great time to start planning to chase tuna.
Tuna fishing usually begins sometime in June with albacore tuna and bluefin tuna usually first appearing in our waters. During warmer water years yellowfin tuna can also be caught at this time. Fishing for each species of tuna is roughly the same so regardless of which tuna species being targeted the same fishing techniques apply. During the early summer months schools of albacore tuna first appear in southern California waters following...
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 18:03
By Dena W
In Northern Minnesota anglers await the famous Walleye Opener and it appears that old man winter has a say in the matter. Spring has come terribly late to most of the United States and particularly in the Ice Belt. Many had hopes for Saturday and planned to be on fabled walleye water, Leech Lake, but have been told that there is no chance as the lake will be ice-free. It would be easy to mope and just sit in the lodge all weekend but that ‘s not really the fishing spirit. There has to be a...
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 08:32
By Dena W
Once upon a time, in a world not as very far away as we like to think, we had to tie our own flies. Just like we had to grow our own food and build our own homes. And we did these things, and they were hardy and served us well. There was no online ordering, no fly shop bin of options, no grocery store or butcher. You did it yourself because you had to. And sometimes life still requires of us that we take up the slack and drive like we know where we’re going—there will be time for looking at the...
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 08:22
By Dena W
Something ate the finely tailored, 2-by-2-inch chunk of bonito on the soft bottom 690 feet below, pulling Sue Cocking’s rod tip seaward. On Capt. Bouncer Smith’s advice, Cocking left the rod in its gunwale holder, and hand-cranked the line. The rest of us offered encouragement.In what seemed like an eternity, but was closer to 10 minutes, a beautiful golden tilefish popped to the surface. That fish, added to the one each Carl Grassi, Harry Vernon III and I caught, made our limit. We headed back...
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 13:18
By Dena W
After nearly three decades of producing deadly bass plastics, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits is world-renowned for high quality and fish-catching performance. And if the company’s latest crop of must-fish softbaits is any indication, that reputation will be going strong for decades to come.
“Quality control is our main concern,” says Ron Colby, vice president of operations, who explains that this guiding principal is ingrained in the company’s 150 employees, and follows every Yamamoto product from...
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 09:12
By Dena W
The crew of The Ultimate Fishing Show were treated to a remarkable event during what started off as a routine outing. Host Matt Watson was pulling in an estimated 550-pound sailfish on a handline off New Zealand when the fish suddenly surged forward and began thrashing on the line. The sudden movement led Watson to believe the sailfish had broken the line and was attempting to dislodge the bait. The anglers moved the ship closer to get a better look at the sailfish, and then realized they were...
Tue, 05/07/2013 - 11:50
By Dena W
After nearly three decades of producing deadly bass plastics, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits is world-renowned for high quality and fish-catching performance. And if the company’s latest crop of must-fish softbaits is any indication, that reputation will be going strong for decades to come.
“Quality control is our main concern,” says Ron Colby, vice president of operations, who explains that this guiding principal is ingrained in the company’s 150 employees, and follows every Yamamoto product from...
