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Spring is here. You can feel it in the air.  Water temperatures are rising, and fish and anglers alike have one thing on their mind: the spawn. Depending on where you live, game fish opportunities are likely limited to a few areas or completely closed altogether. However, panfish opportunities are among the best they’ll be all year long. Springtime panfish — crappies in particular — are no secret. However, there are some factors that can really influence your success. Water temperature and daily weather conditions are among the leading influencers on fish location and temperament. Location At ice out, crappies...

Winter is coming to end and anglers across the Midwest are chomping at the bit to get a taste of open water again. There’s one problem -  most lakes are still ice covered as far as the eye can see. Fortunately, for Wisconsin anglers most of the states trout streams are open to catch and release. For 2021, the catch and release season runs from January 2, 2021 to April 30, 2021. Trout fishing offers anglers some unique opportunities, not necessarily available to traditional anglers targeting warm water species across the Midwest. There aren’t many types of fishing that allow...

By: Cole Karsky Tink, tink, tink. The sound every angler loves to wake to while they are sleeping on the ice, the bells of a rattle reel. There is something special about those bells. They are a unique sound that triggers the natural reaction of the well-trained angler to go find the rattle reel that the fish is on before his buddies can. Using a deadstick has put many bonus fish on the ice for anglers for decades. In many instances, it can be one of the more effective methods for a day on the ice. While the concept of the...

By: Kyle Quine I have spent many long days out in the ice in search of trophy pike. Since they’re a cold water species, Winter is a popular time to target them and with the season fast approaching, it is time to prepare. Preparation leads me to the hard work of trial and error, which eventually lead me to finding success. In this article I am going to go over some very important pieces of information as well as some tips and secrets. I have discovered and used this valuable intel to achieve great results while tracking down these toothy...

Mid-season is coming across much of the ice belt and that early ice bite has come and gone. Panfish opportunities have likely slowed a bit, but if you’re lucky enough to have access to waters that hold trout, you can find some consistent action to get you through the mid winter lull. Unlike some of their warm water brethren, trout remain active throughout the winter months when water temps take a plunge. Targeting lake trout through the ice is becoming an increasingly popular pursuit for anglers from the Rockies to New England, and many parts of Canada. Many of these tactics...