We believe being outdoors is good. With more than 1,000 articles each year, MidWest Outdoors magazine is all about sharing outdoor experiences with you—where to go, what to use and how to use it… whether you’re close to home or on that trip of a lifetime. Source: https://midwestoutdoors.com/current-issue/

Feb 13, 2019 Somewhere around 2006, during a fishing adventure with buddies, a story came up about a far-off lake full of lake trout. One friend reminisced about a trip to Kamatsi Lake in Saskatchewan in the late ‘90s. He told us of driving 15 hours, and then flying into this little remote lake. It […]

When the hatch takes place, bass anglers complain the fish stop biting. But one of the most overlooked and underutilized summer fishing patterns of the year is the magical mayfly hatch. Every year, our northern lakes swarm with mayflies. The hatch is considered a negative and detriment to summertime bass fishermen who fail to produce […]

We believe being outdoors is good. With more than 1,000 articles each year, MidWest Outdoors magazine is all about sharing outdoor experiences with you—where to go, what to use and how to use it… whether you’re close to home or on that trip of a lifetime. Source: https://midwestoutdoors.com/coming-next-month/

When you consider early season muskies, the first reaction is to fish shallow. After all, the two keys to early season success are warm water and baitfish. Naturally, we all associate warm water with shallow water. It typically warms the fastest. However, not every muskie or baitfish in the lake instantly responds to the warmer, […]

Many of my students come to me to learn to catch fish. They have bought into purchasing the hottest lure, many times over. Sadly, it seems like the only bites they get are at the bait shop counter. Humans feel like they need a couple more lures and they would catch more fish. They need […]