From years of experience teaching and observing new anglers, these 5 tips offer valuable insights and practical ideas for fly fishing beginners.

Most of us don't give much thought to fly rod grips. We take what is there and use it. My 4 weight fly rod has a different grip than my 8 weight, but why?

Perch fishing building on the lakefront and ice fishing varying widely lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Share this fishing gift guide and avoid the trout boxers. These are the fishing gifts than an angler will actually use.

For his decades of efforts helping make Shabbona Lake and the people who use it better, Rich McElligott earned one of the ...

It currently has about 4 to 5 inches of ice. Avoid the area around the aerator. Black Crappie – Good: Try fishing with live baits. Bluegill – Good: Use a small piece of worm or waxworm under a bobber.

When you head out to the river, how often are you 100% confident in knowing what flies you should tie on? Sure, if there’s a ...

Every fall, about the time most outdoors enthusiasts across the Northland put away their rods and reels and set their sights ...

Bemidji angler Steve Young among a group of hardcore fly fishing enthusiasts who target fall pike (and muskies) with great success – even during deer season. Bemidji-area fly fishing enthusiast ...

Tyler was jigging and hooked up with a bluegill. While it’s not a fish you generally target, if you get enough fat ones it makes for a very nice fish fry so I’m sure he wasn’t all that upset about it, ...

The most dangerous time to be on the ice is at the beginning and the end of the ice fishing season when the ice conditions ...

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