Many ice anglers know that late ice can be some of the best ice fishing to be had the entire season. Neal caught this gator this past wee...

The larger rivers are still looking a bit high and muddy, the smaller creeks and rivers that flow into Lake Michigan are looking prime. W...

A simple fly that is highly adaptable to many species and easy to wrap up in a variety of sizes. It consists of a braid or cord wrapped u...

Have you ever noticed that the first few feet on Hummingbird and Vexilar sonars always seem to have a lot of interference? I cant speak for ...

The winter is dragging, and I'm about to scream. All I want is a fly rod in my hands and flowing water. I really believe that I was bred...

The winter of 2013-2014 has been quite frankly an ice fisherman's wet dream. Early ice, thick ice, and willing fish it really doesn'...

Neal spent a few hours out on the Fox Chain of Lakes today, fishing about 100 yards of an ice party. He said fish were schooled up and ac...

Its been a few years since I first added Skandia tungsten ice jigs into my winter time tackle box. Tungsten has really made a huge impact in...

When a pond of 10 acres or so is over run with stunted pan fish, winter is an excellent time to put in some work to improve the overall h...

Ice fishing is not for the lazy, especially for those who walk their gear out long distance. I'm no sissy but my sled kicks my ass somet...

Whats better then catching a big fish, or catching a lot of fish? For me, there is no better feeling then putting my kids on some fish. Dr...

early ice in lake county illinois Cold and windy, those are the words that come to mind when I think back on this winter. I often questi...

In a blink of an eye, Wisconsin's fall fly fishing season for Great Lakes salmon and trout came and went. In recent years we had experie...

a stupid pike photo to make it look like a fishing report In 2014 I have decided to breath new life back into my fishing blog. I have ...