Fishing Articles

SWITCH-TRACK SUMMER WALLEYES - Matt Straw
Early summer is one, long, drawn-out transition for walleyes. They switch locations, patterns, and forage bases like bass pros change hats. “If you can’t catch walleyes in June, it’s...
SWITCH-TRACK SUMMER WALLEYES - Matt Straw
Early summer is one, long, drawn-out transition for walleyes. They switch locations, patterns, and forage bases like bass pros change hats. “If you can’t catch walleyes in June, it’s...

PICKY PIKE PRESENTATIONS - Matt Straw
Understand how much an animal has been pressured (stressed) and you begin to see how to approach it. Understand how it responds to conditions and temperature and you obtain an...
PICKY PIKE PRESENTATIONS - Matt Straw
Understand how much an animal has been pressured (stressed) and you begin to see how to approach it. Understand how it responds to conditions and temperature and you obtain an...

THE COLORS OF SUCCESS - Captain Mike Schoonveld
Nearly every angler has observed how some days fish will readily attack a lure painted a certain color but will snub a similar lure of a different color. If we...
THE COLORS OF SUCCESS - Captain Mike Schoonveld
Nearly every angler has observed how some days fish will readily attack a lure painted a certain color but will snub a similar lure of a different color. If we...

ST. JOE RIVER: SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN'S FISHING GEM...
The St. Joe has a number of dams that can improve the available fishing opportunities. The barriers at Niles and Berrien Springs are both considered some of the best areas...
ST. JOE RIVER: SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN'S FISHING GEM...
The St. Joe has a number of dams that can improve the available fishing opportunities. The barriers at Niles and Berrien Springs are both considered some of the best areas...

TOWING FAIL AVOIDANCE - Dan Armitage
The boat trailer engineer said that flat bottomed boats are especially vulnerable to side-slippage, unlike deeper vee hulls that are held in the deep-angled bunks built to cradle them, but...
TOWING FAIL AVOIDANCE - Dan Armitage
The boat trailer engineer said that flat bottomed boats are especially vulnerable to side-slippage, unlike deeper vee hulls that are held in the deep-angled bunks built to cradle them, but...

RAINWEAR BY THE NUMBERS - Captain Mike Schoonveld
To measure the “waterproofness” of a particular fabric, the testers would stand this long glass pipe on a sample fabric, then add a measured amount of water—say 1000 millimeters and...
RAINWEAR BY THE NUMBERS - Captain Mike Schoonveld
To measure the “waterproofness” of a particular fabric, the testers would stand this long glass pipe on a sample fabric, then add a measured amount of water—say 1000 millimeters and...