Dana Benner Outdoors
Dana’s Christmas List
I know I have been silent on the pages of ODU for most of the year. Other assignments have been keeping me busy. You have to go where the jobs take you, even if it keeps […]
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Top Fishing Headlines
ODU Magazines Early Spring Fishing 2017 Edition Is Now Available
This edition will take our loyal and new ODU readers on a rather interesting trip. On the Fishing Zone side anglers can look forward to coverage on bass, walleye, crappie, sturgeon, trout, bowfishing, tackle and […]
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The ODU Library and Download Library Are Updated!!!!!!
Over a month ago, ODU completed a facelift to our site, knowing a few morning items still needed work. Our Magazine Library (http://goo.gl/ri02B9) and our Download Library (http://goo.gl/MqNLjl) have been updated. Magazines starting from last […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Part One Complete Of Our Magazine Library
ODU is doing a little make over on our site and the 1st part is complete. The Magazine Library is now it’s own page and will have over a years titles available to flip through […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Christmas And Holiday Buyers Guide From ODU
OK, you only have a few days left to get a special someone a gift, take part in a short notice Secret Santa Party or that dedicate angler or hunter in your life still needs […]
Boat News
FLOVER Trolling Motor, the New Trolling Motor on the Block
About a month ago ODU received a new Flover 33T trolling motor and we finally got it mounted and in use. The full review is coming, but we wanted to take a quick moment and […]
Boat News
Fishing In The Third Dimension
Sonar has been opening anglers’ eyes to the underwater world ever since Lowrance first made waves with its iconic “little green box” back in 1957. In the years since, fishermen have enjoyed a steady stream […]
Headlines
More Summer Fishing With ODU Magazine – July/August Edition Is Finally Published
Sorry for the delay and we hope it is worth the wait. This newest edition of ODU Magazine is all about summer time fishing. Have you ever gone tarpon fishing and come up with a […]
Conservation
18 Foot Burmese Python Captured
A massive Burmese python large enough to ingest deer and alligators was captured by a permitted python researcher in the Everglades National Park in Florida recently, CBS Miami reported Tuesday. The python, found along a […]
Fishing News - Salt
Go Fish for 8/9/15 by Capt. Bill Miller
Redfish are gathering in big schools as they do each fall. Incoming high tide bring them close to the mangrove shore lines. As the tides drop out the redfish schools will move away from the […]
Fishing Tips
FISH SLOWER AND SIMPLER,,,SOMETIMES
Different people go about their fishing in different ways. Some anglers like to consider every reason why a fish was caught on a certain bait, was in a particular location at that time, and why […]
Bass Fishing
Lucky 7 Lures for Summer Bass Fun
Summertime and bass fishing is easy — or so we like to imagine! (By Darl Black) In part, it may seem that fishing is easy because once the spawn is over and water temps climb […]
Fishing News - Salt
Go Fish for 7/18/15 by Capt. Bill Miller
Night time fishing is a good way to beat the summer heat and Tampa Bay offers many opportunities. Dock lights attract bait fish that attract other fish like speckled trout, redfish, snook, ladyfish and more.
Fishing News - Fresh
Conservation Groups Identify Opportunities for White House to Improve Water Resources
Today, the National Drought Resilience Partnership (NDRP) will bring stakeholders together at the U.S. Department of the Interior for the White House Drought Symposium, made possible with the support of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership […]
Conservation
New Poll: Two-Thirds of Gulf Coast Voters Want RESTORE to Fund Habitat Restoration
A new poll completed by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and The Nature Conservancy shows that Gulf Coast voters remain very concerned about the impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster and overwhelmingly support using […]
Boat News
Boat Rental or Ownership: An Angler’s Dilemma
Fishing is one of the simplest joys in life — a pleasure that anyone, old or young, rich or poor, can enjoy. In fact, plenty of avid anglers don’t own any gear at all, preferring […]
Boat News
The Best Things in Life Are Free, Including BoatUS’ Online Boating Safety Courses
For boaters, the best things in life are free – the serenity of open water, a breeze filling a sail, or a fishing hole that beckons. And best yet, even the BoatUS Foundation’s online state […]
Fishing Tips
ADAPT FOR MORE FISHING SUCCESS
There are times in fishing, as in life, that if we want to be successful, we need to change our plans: We need to adapt. We may have a plan for a day on the […]
Muskie Fishing
Fishing News - Fresh
NW PA Fishing Report: 1/01/15
Brought to you by PA Great Lakes Region tourism. What’s biting in the lakes, streams and rivers of Crawford, Erie, Mercer and Venango Counties? FRENCH CREEK – Flowing through all four counties. Editor’s note: By […]
Videos
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Join The ODU Team
ODU Magazine™ is looking for an Online Advertising Sales Professional (part-time) who has a strong love for the outdoors, like us. YOU will earn a TOP Commission no other company is willing to pay! […]
Trout/Salmon Fishing
Dam Removals Bring Fish Back
In the last few years, we’ve been a part of two major dam removal projects in the Northwest. And now we’re seeing major results: fish swimming, and spawning, in the restored habitat. On the Rogue […]
Ice Fishing
Ice Fishing Excellence: Vexilar FLX-28 Ultra Pack
The features found in the FLX-28 read like the wish list of avid ice anglers starting with digital depth, Auto Range, Two zoom zones, battery status, FIVE color palettes to select from for maximum visibility, […]
Bass Fishing
Schooling Bass Like Noise
In late summer, the schools of bass that are feeding on forage fish will respond to lipless crankbaits that provide noise. The bass spend much of the fall months in schools that attack the forage […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Custom Rat-L-Traps
Often we get calls from Rat-L-Trap fans looking for colors that we either don’t make anymore or have never made. In order to meet this demand, we’ve started a custom lure program. If you have […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Jig Tactics for Bass
Looking through my tackle box when I got to the lake I was trying to decide what I should start with, after a few minutes I decided to tie on and throw a jig. I […]
Bass Fishing
Know Your Bass Fishing Tools with JOHN CREWS
Learning as much as you can about the fishing lures that you use is critical to consistently catching good bass! John Crews’ class is an incredible in-depth look into two of his most reliable lures […]
Fishing Tips
Bigger Catches With Small Details
Fishing in the fall can be good. Really good. Really, really good. And, if you pay attention to detail, you can be even more successful at this time of year. As I think back on […]
Ice Fishing
Stay Mobile, Catch More Fish On The Ice
Ice Team Pro, Dave Genz, teams up with Clam Pro, Cory Yarmuth to put the pieces together on staying mobile to catch more fish… Armed with a good set of Kahtoola MICRO spikes on my […]
Bass Fishing
Upcoming Changes for the FLW Tour
As the migration of fishing continues to be a fluid and ever changing and money becomes tighter and tighter, changes in the FLW Tour were imminent. You could feel the writing on the wall, sponsors […]
Catfish Fishing
Classic Catfish
Last time the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service took the temperature of licensed anglers, 7-million savvy souls1 named the catfish their favored species. By comparison, 10-million anglers preferred bass, while a meager million liked walleyes. […]
Panfish Fishing
Are You Crappie Hunting in Fall
Early in the fall, weather can be quite changeable with hot days and cool nights. The changes can be confusing to crappie. Once the weather begins to stabilize, with cooler temperatures the norm, fish tend […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Fish Attractors The Improve Fishability
Have you ever been fishing and wished there was a sign saying right where the fish are? Well, fish attractors and the buoys that mark them are intended to do just that. We all know […]
Boat News
Eliminate Barnacles Off Your Hull
Sonic Armor, LLC, a Florida based company, has completed testing the effectiveness of eliminating barnacles and algae on boats by using ultrasonic sound. Sonic Armor saves boat owners huge amounts of time, money and inconvenience […]
Walleye Fishing
Fishing Tips
Fall Fishing At The River Bottom
Every year as we transition to late fall the bottom structure becomes more important and the ability to distinguish what type of bottom you are fishing is essential. On a lake like Guntersville the grass […]
Panfish Fishing
Fall Panfish
Crappie anglers on Lake Barkley in the fall often get more than they bargained for in the form of a finny fight. Like its sister lake, Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley is well known for panfish […]
Bass Fishing
Appalachian Smallmouth and Fall Foliage
Your spouse wants to see the fall foliage. The kids need a break from schoolwork. You’ve done your part, too, singing those workingman blues. Before the craziness of the holidays, give yourself a minute to […]
Catfish Fishing
Catch Catfish
Catfish anglers know the water and its surrounding structure above and below the surface. For those who ply the rivers of Illinois this often can be quite a challenge. They study the vegetation to find […]
Fishing Tips
Circle Hooks Benefits
Because circle hooks help to significantly increase fish survival rates when practicing catch and release, they have been incorporated into live bait regulations for many states. The difference between a circle hook and a J-hook […]
Inshore
Summer Snook
Snook are Florida’s premier inshore species and summer is a great time to fish for them. You have options for where to find these hard-fighting fish but it comes down to this: Do you want […]
Panfish Fishing
Suddenly Summer
The smell of fresh cut grass and rising smoke from outdoor grills are undeniable signals that summer is in full swing. Days begin to shorten, but the hottest days of the year are ahead. Anglers […]
Bass Fishing
Secret Bass Technique
Professional bass anglers are a secretive group when it comes to how they catch their fish. Sure, they’ll go into great detail about what rod, reel and lure they caught them on, but they dance […]
Fishing Tips
Postspawn Topwater Tactics
It’s almost like clockwork each year, you’re on fish all through the spring, spend a few weeks having a blast fishing the spawn, then they simply disappear. Call it a post-spawn funk, recovery period, or […]
Trout/Salmon Fishing
Shrew-Eating Trout
If you’re a small mammal, it’s definitely not safe to go back in the water… One of the most popular posts on Cool Green Science has been the story of rodent-eating trout at The Nature […]
Fishing Tips
Big Bass Come Your Way
For the majority of the anglers on the water this month, it’s all about the numbers. Considering that the water temperatures have risen quickly this year, the bass’s metabolism should be in overdrive. Smaller fish […]
Fishing Tips
What’s on the Bottom
With all the technology available to us as fisherman today, the question arises; what is really on the bottom and how should I fish it? This answer for me has changed tremendously; when you’re scanning […]
Fishing Tips
Fishing Spoons
The metal fishing spoon lure was believed to be first used back in the 1840′s. Spoons are a simple design, an oblong shape, concave on one side that catches water producing a wobble and light […]