Lew’s Holdings Corporation (“Lew’s”), a portfolio company of Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle market private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired Strike King Lure Company (“Strike King”), a leading supplier of branded […]
Always ahead of the curve, Iowa’s Custom Jigs & Spins is proud to release a 2018 catalog refreshed with many brand-new lure designs and added colors for proven performers like the Chekai Tungsten Ice Jig. […]
Prepping your boat for its winter hibernation is one of the best things you can do to protect your investment and ensure your fishing platform is ready to hit the water next season. When […]
Look up the definition of “fickle” and you’ll find: likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable. And this makes that one word the perfect depiction for walleyes. Despite their pickiness, […]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) today announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), […]
Welcome to Ice Team Kids! Are you a kid–or do you know of a kid–who likes to ice fish? Or maybe you want to give it a shot? Or maybe you even want to have […]
The Sea Tow Foundation announced it is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations, local law enforcement, and government agencies throughout the country who wish to host a Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Station in their […]
It’s always a puzzle to figure out where the bigger bass go, why are they difficult to find and what keys should you look for to find the bigger fish? These questions have been out […]
For some anglers, the open water fishing season is history. If you’re one of those anglers, there are some things you should do while open water fishing is still a fresh memory. If you don’t […]
After having a meeting regarding my health insurance, Pepper and I got out fishing for a few hours. We didn’t do all that well on bass, but did fairly well on crappie. The first crappie […]
This edition of ODU Magazine has over 100 pages of fishing, ice fishing with a sprinkle of hunting for you to enjoy. Over 25 stories to bite into and help you enjoy the remaining part […]
After having a meeting regarding my health insurance, Pepper and I got out fishing for a few hours. We didn’t do all the well on bass, but did fairly well on crappie. The first crappie […]
Fishing today was slow to say the least. I was able to catch a bass and have a few more hits on a Blakemore Casey’s Runner Head with a Natural Forage Baits Swim Bait as […]
Larry Brown described himself as an “old retired guy,” but sounded more like a military recruiter as he addressed nearly 30 veterans on the stern of the sportfishing vessel Betty O, moored at Dock 52 […]
Peanut butter is always better with jelly. The Fourth of July feels empty without fireworks. There are some things that are always better with a partner. Yet, in the universe of fluorocarbon fishing lines, anglers […]
A day of fishing is good. A day you catch a new state record – and beat the old one by more than 12 pounds – is great! Richard Barrett is the new state record […]
Slip-sliding away! That’s what happens to your hopes of landing a big fish when your fingers slip off the reel knobs on a quick and sudden hookset. The truth is, slips happen! And they happen […]
BEST SMALLMOUTH BASS FISHING VIDEO: FISH THE MOMENT – 25+ LBS – USING ELECTRONICS TO CATCH FISH. Learn how to adapt, fish the moment, gut fish in this video on some giant Maine smallmouth bass. […]
Over the many years I have been fishing I have always keep information on my fishing trips giving me nearly 25 years of details from baits to weather to fishing depth and more. The advantage […]
The October 14th Rock Island Conservation Club picnic is cancelled, but the Scott County, Iowa Conservation Tagged Trout Release is still scheduled to take place today, bad weather or not. It may be a bit […]
It’s common every year as the bass make changes in their locations and the fall weather starts to set in fishing gets tougher. This change is constant throughout my many years of history, the fall […]
Here is a video that I filmed back in the early 90’s with HQ Video Productions. It shows how time flies by. My cameraman, Dave Whiskeyman, and camera boat operator, Claude “Andy” Galusha, have both […]
In the words of one scientist, the water of Bilger Run, about 20 miles east of Pennsylvania’s famous town of Punxsutawney, “looks like Tang.” Yes, Tang, the powdered orange drink that was available to, if […]
Remember, this weekend, October 14th, the tagged trout release will take place at Lake of the Hills, located in Scott County, Iowa Conservation‘s West Lake Park near Davenport, IA. There will be a lot of […]
The National Professional Anglers Association (NPAA) is a non-profit, member-based association. Our membership is composed of professional guides, tournament anglers, angler educators and sportfishing/marine industry professionals who are passionate about the sport. Many NPAA member […]
There are not many times in fishing when a knot can make a big difference in catching or missing a fish except in heavy grass. Sure the knot is always important it has to be […]
The Davis Shaky Fish SL has a 35 year history, beginning in Southern California in the early 1970s. John Waters, the inventor of the Original Scrounger swimbait, created it to be an inshore saltwater swimbait. […]
Ultimate Tip Up is a product of Konitzer Manufacturing LLC. This is a father/son business that was started after they developed tip ups for their own use. These tip ups were developed with only one […]
As we move into the late summer and to fall fishing gets tougher and this year appears to be no different the reason is simple the bass scatter more than they do in other periods […]
Conservationists and anglers are applauding the U.S. Senate for passing S. 396, a bill to amend the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012. The bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.); Marco Rubio (R-Fla.); Jerry Moran […]
Each early ice season is almost a space race in regard to reaching spots further out on fishable ice while still being safe. Simply put, there are just spots that we know will be good […]
Bulldozers, excavators and construction workers are bulling their way into Patapsco Valley State Park near Baltimore this fall. They’re the advance guard for a task force charged with removing a dormant hydroelectric dam on the […]
This magazine is all about getting us into the the fall mode. We have you covered: fly fishing, bass fishing, walleye fishing, musky fishing, haddock fishing, fishing with frogs and much more. Enjoy. Link To […]
West Coast rockfish species in deep collapse only 20 years ago have multiplied rapidly in large marine protected areas off Southern California, likely seeding surrounding waters with enough offspring to offer promise of renewed fishing, […]
Minnesota is the first state to protect boaters from the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning by requiring CO detectors and warning stickers on motorboats. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless and extremely toxic gas, […]
The finest smallmouth bass fishing in New York State and arguably the entire United States can be found in the waters of Lake Erie. Bass are found along the entire New York shoreline, with hotspots […]
When targeting mid-depth structure in clear water, you’ll find no better bait than a Scatter Rap® Glass Shad. The new Rapala®crankbait combines translucent color patterns, a classic Shad Rap® profile and an inimitable Scatter Lip™. […]
The broad marshes along the wooded banks of the Chickahominy River in Virginia still evoke the landscape that English explorer Capt. John Smith first saw when he visited this area in 1607. And it is […]
Sharks are some of the sea’s most well-known but misunderstood inhabitants. They simultaneously provoke fascination and hysteria wherever they appear. Excessive fear of their ferocity and aggression has tainted people’s relationship with sharks, threatening their […]
Joel Nelsen is an accomplish professional angler with a love for ice fishing. Recently Joel was asked about his choice in ice fishing finders. Josh K. asks: Hey Joel. I’m switching to marcum this year […]
Continuing its tradition of ever evolving innovation, Ranger® Boats introduces the all-new Ranger 2080MS Angler. The highly adaptable boat delivers more available horsepower for serious anglers along with a versatile and spacious layout to accommodate […]
Images of vessels lost during the recent Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are still fresh in the minds of many. These catastrophic storms galvanize the need to have an anchoring plan in place, even for those […]
In July 2017, NOAA awarded $250,000 in funding to The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Hawai‘i to continue activities and efforts to manage coral reefs and watersheds in West Hawai‘i. This award builds upon the partnership between […]
There are few things in the world that are quite as exciting as setting out on a boating adventure. A boating trip gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in tranquil natural surroundings and acquire […]
How do you pick the color of the lure? is the probably the top question new anglers ask. Do you pick the color of the lure based on the baitfish in the water? Or do […]
With Storm® 360GT Coastal baits tied on, anglers can truly fish everywhere and catch anything, now including saltwater species. Target Snook, Tarpon, Redfish, Sea Trout and more with the new 360GT Coastal baits. The lineup […]
I went fishing to one of my all-time favorite places recently, Lake Kabetogama in the Voyageur’s National Park in northern Minnesota. I’ve been to Kab many times in the past fifteen years. I go there […]
As normal, all sorts of things got in the way of heading out earlier in the Ranger, including shooting a couple of new videos for Shoot ‘N’ Plink™. So, the fishing started late. The first […]
They’re not the most complicated fish in the sea, they rarely jump and there’s not much hope for a modeling career; but if you’re looking for a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-it-on street fight kinda deal, the amberjack will […]
With little to show for more than two decades of effort, Virginia officials next year plan to suspend shad stocking efforts in the James River, conceding defeat for now in restoring what had once been […]
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