Over to his library he plucked a book. With a shaky hand he autographed a fly-tying book to me. What he wrote shouldn’t be read by the faint of heart. I watched him write it. Then he handed it to me, I read it then, so many years ago. I read it again last night...

Over the years, North Dakota Game and Fish has developed a body of fishing regulations based on sound fisheries biology and management practices. A general rule of thumb is that if a regulation isn’t going to help the resource, then don’t put it in place, and conversely, if a regulation is no longer serving its intended purpose, it should be taken off the books...

Some of the best Saturday shore lunches I have eaten have started with a Tuesday. Tuesdays my butcher told me is thee day to shop at the local market. All lasts weeks old stuff has been bought and the new stuff is being put on the shelf. So On Monday I...

Five years back I changed my opener lake. I was called a quitter for not coming back on my tenth trip to the old lake. I was just moving out of the rookie pile when I...

Helpful Links to Minnesota fishing regulations...

Water temperatures in the Duluth Area (Lower Shore) ranged between 41 and 44 degrees this past week. Water temperatures in the Finland Area (Middle Shore) ranged between 39 and 42 degrees, while water temperatures in the Grand Marais Area (Upper Shore) ranged between 33 and 42 degrees...

CO Mark Fredin (Aurora, MN) ran a license check on what appeared to be an  abandoned fish house on a northern Minnesota lake. The check showed that the  fish house, which belonged to a 92-year-old man, may have been stolen more than  20 years ago from southern Minnesota. 18 more exciting stories...

While fishing is open every day of the year – with a few exceptions – April 1 is the start of a new year of sorts, as that’s when a new 2008 fishing license is required. Probably since that date is fast approaching, and across the border the Minnesota legislature is debating a change for the Minnesota fishing opener...

Something punched the river from under the surface, my line is snapped tight. My arms are thrown forward and I’m grabbing at the rod I already hold...

Fishing for Catfish in West Michigan can produce 10 to 20 Channel Catfish a trip often in the range of 3 to 15 pounds. Option to target big catfish like Flathead Catfish are also available. Hooking fish in the 30 to 40 pound range is common...