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Open Water Fishing Tips, Fishing Reports, Lake Fishing and River Fishing Secret Techniques
 A listing of open water fishing tips, fishing reports, walleye fishing secrets, trout fishing, bass fishing, salmon fishing techniques, trout tips, salmon tips, and info submitted by charter captains and people just like you, to increase the odds of freshwater fishing success.
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| How to Catch Late Ice Bluegills, Crappies and Perch |
Panfish During Late Ice - The rule for panfish this winter, at least for me and my clients, has been to fish shallower than "normal". Meaning those deep holes ( 30-40 ft) that usually produce nice quantities of nice panfish did not produce on most of my "go to" lakes. However, the shallow bite (5-15ft) never really died off like it tends to towards mid winter...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Panfish, Crappie, Sunfish, Perch |
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| Is Your Fishing Guide Coast Guard Licensed ? |
Coast Guard Licensed Fishing Guides - Have you ever hired a guide and wondered at least about the insurance the guide probably does not have? If there is an accident can the guide even perform CPR?...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - General, Fishing - Walleye Fishing, Fishing 101 |
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| How To Fish Salmon - Puzzle Solved |
Salmon in particular and many other species can be especially finicky and difficult to catch. As all types of fish are unique in their habitat there is some common threads in their DNA. The common factors and threads are the parts of the puzzle that, when fitted together, will solve some of your most difficult questions. Now let's explore the common threads...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Trout and Salmon |
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| Late Ice Panfishing In Minnesota - Red Eared Luck |
March Perch and Sunfish in Minnesota - Red eared sunfish seem like a good omen to me when I’m fishing. I like the bright color and the flash of red slashed across their face. Red ears school and so do crappies but red ears schools don’t swim off. You hit one; you’re into it until you’re done. They may be small, but they smack bait. I like that....keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Panfish, Crappie, Sunfish, Perch |
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| How To Catch Salmon On Spoons and Why |
Catching Salmon on Spoons: With a few pointers and the reason behind them you may find spoons as a great addition to your salmon fishing arsenal. Over twenty-five years in the pursuit of salmon has brought me to the conclusion that no single approach is the answer to salmon success...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Trout and Salmon |
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| Have You Ever Dreamed of Catching a Big Fish ? |
The Vanities - Some of you can guess at my age and from that glean the fact that I have actively fished for better than forty years. Incased in those years for me and perhaps yourselves as well was not just the hope of knowing that a large fish was more than possibly in your mind but as I, you KNEW it really existed in the depths of some lake...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - General |
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| How To Cope With Cabin Fever - Try Ice Fishing |
Cabin Fever and Ice Fishing: If weather and reports of slow fishing drag you down, however, don’t despair. I've got some advice for helping to fight through the Dog Days no matter the time of year...keep reading |
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| How to Catch Lake Trout Ice Fishing During a Full Moon |
Ice Fishing For lake Trout: People, I have been told can act kinda weird during the full moon. The Full moon has been linked to crime, accidents, fertility, and werewolves, among other things. Some people even follow the solunar tables to try and of all things just catch a fish. I mean, can you imagine if a lunar moon table told fish when to bite and when not to? keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Trout and Salmon |
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| How To Use Tip Ups for Ice Fishing Bass and Northern Pike |
How to use Tip-ups for ice fishing Northern Pike and Winter Bass - Professional fishing guide, Josh Hagemeister, with the aid of his 5 year old son, shows you how to successfully use tip ups while ice fishing for northern pike...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Bait and Tackle , Fishing - Bass Fishing, Fishing - Northern Pike Fishing |
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| How To Use Planer Boards Trolling For Trophy Salmon |
Rita Franks caught a 28.6 lb Chinook Salmon. Now is the time to move to the next generation of Salmon fishing presentations. If you find yourself behind the pack when it comes to putting fish in the cooler, a system of planer boards will improve your learning curve...keep reading |
| Posted In: Fishing - Trout and Salmon |
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| A Best Day Ice Fishing With Kids |
Fishing With Kids - Some of the kids were old enough to bait a hook. All of them in the end could crank a fishing reel round and when the little girls got a bite, the shriek of enthusiasm was ear piercing to say the least...keep reading |
| Posted In: Learn How to Fish, Fishing 101 |
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Don't be fooled, walleyes are aggressive fish
Forget what you have learned. Remember this--sunlight or clear water, they like to eat insects, more walleyes survive on mud and weeds than rock, they can be found anywhere in the water column, time of day has nothing to do with success, the walleye was originally a river fish and stocked in lakes, and they do not "tap" when they bite. In other words, a walleye is a northern pike without the slime, Good Luck, Capt. Josh
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fishguy
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Posted In: Open Water Fishing, Walleye Fishing Tips
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Move That Boat and Don't Sit So Long
Don't sit to long! What I mean is--if you are not getting fish in the boat within a few minutes of finding them or checking out a new area then fire up that over priced boat your sitting in and move to a new location immediately. Covering water and finding active fish fast! produces results Good Luck, Capt. Josh.
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Captain Josh Hagemeister
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Posted In: Open Water Fishing, Crappie Fishing, Northern Pike Fishing, Walleye Fishing Tips
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Bass Tip
Bass are territorial and they also react to our presence. Bass are like beautiful women they love to show off the goods. Bass love to flip, splash and say look at me and try to catch me.
Sound familiar gentlemen? Bass respond to many presentations, and it is important to offer them options. Bass are seasoned in the art of bait removal i.e. " the empty hook", they are also excellent at throwing off a hook or lure. They are strong and take great pleasure in avoiding capture and taunting the angler.
If all else is not working try an old fashioned Night Crawler, if that doesn't work you might need a wetsuit and spear gun.
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Huntleigh
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Posted In: Bass Fishing Tips
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Out of Bait? Try Homemade Household baits
A hot dog a common household food item works well for many types of fish like Panfish, Catfish and bass.
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Team JustNorth
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Posted In: Open Water Fishing, Bass Fishing, Sunfish Fishing Tips
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Don't let that fish smell you - Anise your hands
Every one knows that a fish can smell you on the lures you've touched. Oils from your hands do not easily wash off once the lure hits the water. Try rubbing your hands with anise seeds, which can be bought for about .50 cents in many grocery stores. This will help eliminate the scent of your hands on the lure.
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shore fisher
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Posted In: Open Water Fishing, Bass Fishing, Trout Fishing, Walleye Fishing Tips
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Tips on keeping fresh bait
Tired of having foam leech container break apart? Re-use a 20 oz. or smaller beverage container for leeches. Just keep in the cooler with the other beverages. Remeber to take to label off to avoid surprises! Keeping a couple of small stones in the minnow bucket will sink the bucket into deeper/colder water during the warmer summer months. Just don't submerge it into the mud, as it will not have positive results.
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Nathan Kestner
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Posted In: Open Water Fishing, Sunfish Fishing, Walleye Fishing Tips
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What to do with Stinky fish garbage
Having trouble with fish guts smelling up the garbage. Keep them in the freezer until garbage day.
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Nathan Kestner
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Posted In: Open Water Fishing Tips
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Sick of loosing slip bobber after breakoffs?
If you are sick and tired of chasing slip bobbers across the lake after you snap your line. Simply put a small split shot above your bait to act as a "stopper". If you are afraid of having the split shot corrupt the action of your bait simply use a bobber stop instead. If you want to attract attention underwater don't snip off the extra string.
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Nathan Kestner
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Posted In: Open Water Fishing, Walleye Fishing Tips
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Rusty Fishing Hooks
Throw away RUSTY fish hooks. The chances of poking yourself may result in blood poisoning, and a quick trip to the Emergency Room.
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CrappieMagnet
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Posted In: Open Water Fishing, Crappie Fishing Tips
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Fighting a Bass
When you are fighting a fish and trying to get him back in the boat, at all costs DO NOT LET THEM JUMP!!! It looks really cool and all when a bass goes airborne on you and does some neat acrobatic tricks, but that is the easiest way for them to throw the hook on you. Too many times I've seen guys that I fish with "horsing" a fish to the boat with their rod tip straight up in the air. If you have a fish that wants to dive deep on you, then put your rod tip up and keep the tension on the fish. However, if the fish is screaming for the suface, LOWER YOUR ROD TIP! Don't put slack in the line or anything, just hold your rod to the side, but with the rod tip low. If you keep upward tension on the fish as it comes to the surface, you just make it that much easier for the fish to jump. And if you have tension on the line when it jumps, then you will more than likely loose that fish. So in short, my tip is if you think the fish is going to jump on you, keep tension on the fish by lowering...
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Anonymous
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Posted In: Open Water Fishing, Bass Fishing Tips
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Fishing After a Down Pour
After a heavy down pour fish anywhere you can find water running into the lake this water will be full of nutrients starting a vibrant food chain and bass will be all over it.
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Nathan Kestner
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Posted In: Open Water Fishing Tips
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Stiching For Bass
Stitching. Lots of big Bass specialist use this method for connecting with BIG Bass. You simply pull the bait (plastic or jig ) along very slowly with your hand rather than your reel. this forces you to slow down and really enhances the feel of your bait and any pickup.
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Fishfinder
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Posted In: Open Water Fishing, Bass Fishing Tips
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