Ice Fishing Crappies & Gills – Top 10 Secrets to put Crappies and Gills on Ice

Ice Fishing Crappies & Gills If you are going to go out ice fishing crappies and gills you owe it to yourself to read through this strategic article with powerful information by by Matt Johnson We once believed that the best kept secrets for targeting winter panfish were shared at local bait shops, church meeting rooms, neighborhood coffee shops; basically those unknown locations where old-timers spend most of their time spewing the tricks of the trade. On the contrary, the modern age h
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Minnesota Sturgeon Fishing: Bigger and Better

By FM Insider

Anglers have more opportunities to fish for Minnesota sturgeon because of a new catch-and-release fishing season this year. Here’s what you need to know. What does the new season mean for anglers? The new catch-and-release season on inland waters began this year. Each year, it closes from April 15 to June 15 to protect sturgeon [...] [ Read More ... ]

Get the Net!

By FM Insider

Netting a fish must be a coordinated effort; done right, it means sweet success and high-fives all around. Part of that success is choosing the right net for the job. Anglers should consider the type and size of the fish they expect to encounter to pick the proper net. Elements to consider are hoop diameter [...] [ Read More ... ]

7 Ice Fishing Facts To He ...

By FishingMN Editor

Are those early ice fishing panfish eluding you? Have you ever wondered why crappies and sunfish, during early season ice fishing, aren’t in the same locations as they were the previous year? Maybe you had an experience where you were on an awesome bite one day and the next everything was gone. What happened? Here [...] [ Read More ... ]

Ice Fishing Technique ...

By FishingMN Editor

Using a no sinker approach in your ice fishing technique. Jim Hudson explains when, where and why you should use this approach. He also shows you how. by Jim Hudson You know that age old comedic saying – “I got ya, Hook, Line and Sinker”. Been around for years. Anglers always perpetrate their buddies into [...] [ Read More ... ]

How to prepare for ...

By FishingMN Editor

It’s April so you know what that means…Spring is here. Which also means, for a lot of anglers and states, the open water fishing season is right around the corner. I know some people have been finding fishable open water for several months here in certain parts of Colorado but for most locations in the [...] [ Read More ... ]

Get the Net!

By FM Insider

Fishing Success Be ...

By FishingMN Editor

One of the keys to fishing success is to constantly be learning. This is true for each and every time you go fishing– you should leave the water with some type of mental note that you can apply to a future situation. Another big part of that constant learning is to force yourself to experiment with new [...] [ Read More ... ]

Early Season Walleye

By FishingMN Editor

Early Season Walleye While a lot of Walleye fishing consists of deeper fishing off of points, flats and weeds, through much of the year for the next couple of months dominant Walleye patterns will occur in shallow water due to the spring spawning ritual of Walleye. As early as late ice to ice out Walleye [...] [ Read More ... ]