Park Falls, WI – Thanksgiving was about overeating and halftime naps…and of course getting together with family. And, for far too many, it also marked the end of fishing season. But…
Coralville, IA – We’ve all seen it happen—a crappie bite starts and word gets out. Like bums on bologna sandwiches, the ice turns into a free-for-all. Common sense would tell us…
Park Falls, WI (November 15, 2017) – Florida Keys guide and co-host of Saltwater Experience, Capt. Tom Rowland knows that hosting clients with varying degrees of angling skill is the ultimate testing…
Park Falls, WI (December 5, 2017) – Alex Smay joins the St. Croix Rod family, taking on the role of Northeast Regional Account Manager. He brings nearly 10-years’ experience in outdoor…
Park Falls, WI – Individually, ice fishing’s annual beginning comes when you hand-churn crisp ice crystals from that first hole. Symbolically, across the Ice Belt, ice fishing’s starting gun sounds when…
Minneapolis, MN – Maybe it’s no wonder folks living south of the Mason-Dixon line view ice fishing as slightly senseless; the sport Jim Harrison once called “moronic.” Who in their right…
Coralville, IA – Part punk rock, part disco, Custom Jigs & Spins’ latest tungsten ice jig is a real attention-getter. New for the 2018 ice season, the Glazba (pron. glahz-bah) has a…
Park Falls, WI – The words “black ice” spurs anxiety in the mind of the late season winter angler, questioning the quality of the degenerating, porous surface. On winter’s front…
Crosslake, MN – Put an underwater camera in people’s hands and you never know how they’ll use it next. “The past couple years, the folks from Discovery Channel’s Bering Sea Gold have been…
-by Joe Balog As the wind picked up, I knew it was time to head toward the ramp. While the small lake was incapable of getting dangerously rough, afternoon thunderstorms aren’t…
