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Veteran fishing guide and Northland Fishing Tackle pro staffer Brian “Bro” Brosdahl says the company’s soft-plastic IMPULSE® Skeleton Minnow is one of the North Country’s hottest tippings for putting portly winter panfish on ice. “No […]
Loons are the submarines of the bird world. Webbed feet gracefully propel this bird underwater, giving the impression of submerged flight, as the loon stalks its prey. Diving, sometimes as deep as 200 feet, the […]
As the holiday season comes to a close, many of us are more than ready to get rid of our old Christmas tree. With curbside pick-up the norm across much of the country, little thought is […]
Recent years have witnessed explosive growth in our understanding of the hardwater walleye. As more anglers tread familiar and exotic walleye waters, our repertoire of productive techniques for everyone’s favorite Perciformes has expanded rapidly. Gone […]
Up above, I tiptoe across the frozen shallows maintaining a low profile. Stealth is a big part of the game. Down below, however, it’s more like lions in the Coliseum tearing and tossing-down everything with […]
The Lunkerhunt Prop Series brings forth a new chapter in topwater fishing. It combines the time-tested design of hollow body soft plastics with modern day prop technology that was previously only found in hard body […]
This magazine splits open water fishing, ice fishing and hunting almost equally between 25 articles. Including: Freshwater to saltwater fishing. Ice lures to use and what to target. Flounder and tautog. How to target open […]
Much ink and article space has been given to the idea that mobility leads to more fish. Yet even with lazer-fast augers, lightweight lithium-powered sonar, and warmer, form-fitting outwerwear the likes we’ve never seen before, […]
A small pond and a new dawn…. a summer morning was enough inspiration to get out the float rod and try for some pretty mirror carp that had eluded me all those years ago. Sitting […]
Keeping warm while ice fishing is next to impossible on some days, unless you have a good shelter. Many “pop-up” tent style shelters are available on the market, all of which have hefty price tags, […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) fisheries biologists certified a new state record shoal bass weighing 5.95 pounds and measuring 22.4 inches long, caught by 14-year-old angler Sheldon Grace from Headland, Alabama. Sheldon […]
As a Gulf Coast native, I have an intimate understanding of how integral saltwater fishing, both recreational and commercial, is to the social, cultural, and economic life of our nation’s coastal communities. And today I […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office announced charges against three individuals connected to a video of a shark being dragged behind a boat at high speed. The […]
Decades ago, as Ed Enamait and other biologists surveyed the Potomac River for walleye, smallmouth bass, muskie and other freshwater game fish, they discovered a disturbing trend. Every year during the 1980s and ’90s, their […]
While many of the more than 63,000 damaged as a result of 2017 hurricanes will be repaired and have more years of life on the water, some used boat buyers in 2018 could end up […]
Let me start out by saying- I love this time of year! Other than having to get the leaf-blower out every other day to clear the driveway, and having to bundle up like young Randy […]
This edition of ODU Magazine again splits time with open water fishing and ice fishing. 28 separate articles are inside covering bass to trout fishing. The last two articles are from two new contributors Margie […]
Wild salmon off the B.C. coast are swimming metres away from a stream of blood pouring into the water — the byproduct of farmed-salmon being processed at Brown’s Bay Packing Company, near Campbell River, B.C. […]
The health and sustainability of Pacific salmon are essential to both the West Coast recreational and commercial fishing industries, as well as the local communities and jobs that depend on them. On November 30, the […]
There was a skim of ice on the pond this morning which served as a good reminder that ice-fishing is getting closer all the time. While we’re probably still a couple of weeks away from […]
“In it to win it!” is Matt Belzil’s mantra. He and tournament partner Jason Clay did just that with a historic 31.84-pound limit of five bass at the 2017 Jack Link’s Lake Simcoe Open out […]
One of the largest reservoirs in Colorado has produced a new state record arctic char, caught by a vacationing physician from Virginia, Nov. 6. Dr. Lindsay Regali, of Charlottesville had been taking in the sights […]
Our travels take us across both the United States and Canada each winter in a quest to explore some of the best ice fishing destinations. Some road trips return us to consistent and dependable ice […]
Introducing the NEW GLO-SHOT™ SPOON!!! This spoon will change the way we think about glow in ice fishing. With it’s replaceable self illuminating Glo-Shot™ Stick there is no need to worry about charging your spoon. […]
Ice fishing leader Brian “Bro” Brosdahl sees things just a little differently. Like the deadeye sharpshooter or the saltwater flats guide who always spots shallow water bonefish first. Some say it’s the key to Bro’s […]
Anglers await the arrival of the first ice of winter with great anticipation. The short-lived first ice bite is classically one of the best of the winter, with active fish still found in near-shore, oxygen-rich […]
Put an underwater camera in people’s hands and you never know how they’ll use it next. “The past couple years, the folks from Discovery Channel’s Bering Sea Gold have been using our Aqua-Vu HD cameras […]
Whats better than an outdoors women who can bend a bow, nail a fish, wallop a turkey and teach a how-to archery class? No much. ODU is honored to have Joella Bates as a contributor […]
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 […]
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 […]
If you were to round up all of the menhaden swimming along the Atlantic coast and somehow put them on a scale, they’d weigh in at about 1.2 million metric tons. To visualize that, imagine […]
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 […]
Early fall super-size panfish in northern natural lakes gravitate toward mid-depth flats to feast on an underwater buffet that includes worms, insects, crustaceans and baitfish. Fishermen who target these slabs of late summer are richly […]
Ahhhh, October… The kids are back in school, the temperature is starting to drop along with the leaves on the trees. Oh who am I kidding? It was still close to 100 degrees on the […]
So fall river fishing is heating up from Pulaski River to Bulkley River, with Christmas around the corner…. what a time to help get a pair of new waders. A good pair of waders can […]
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 […]
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 […]
Many people enjoy kayaking for recreational purposes and to experience nature. So it’s no surprise that kayaking is not only a sports activity, but also a social one to escape the hectic urban lifestyle. There’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
Summer is winding down. A new school year is starting up. The bird migrations, hunting seasons and other outdoor recreation opportunities of fall are fast approaching. Now is a fine time for “A Beginner’s […]
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 […]
Breaking the silence on what has long been a closely guarded secret among many of the world’s most accomplished professional anglers, Z-Man Fishing Products is excited to shed light on the recent run of impressive […]
Would You Hunt Grizzly Bear in the Greater Yellowstone Area if Idaho, Montana, and/or Wyoming Established Regulated Bear Harvests? Various groups are suing or planning to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the […]
A major overhaul could be coming in how menhaden are managed along the East Coast — one that might, for the first time, try to account for the ecological role of the small and oily […]
As of last week, the Illinois and Fox rivers were about 16,000 pounds lighter of bighead and silver carp.To reduce the bighead and silver carp population within the Illinois and Fox rivers — which now […]
Historically, trolling structure come mid-summer was “big picture thinking” in that we chose long contours and consistent break lines where we could put lures behind the boat and go. Because of the amount of line […]
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