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Indian Summer Largemouth

  Every fall season, there always seems to be a week or two of disruptive weather delaying fall turnover and the season’s entire progression. High pressure systems stall overhead, persisting and seemingly unwilling to relent, bringing with it bright sun, heat, and little wind. 60 degree water temperatures that should be cooling into the upper

Low Water Smallmouth

  Drought and drawdown-plagued waterways present obstacles to finding and catching fish. Whether due to drought or it’s the annual fall drawdown, many anglers fishing rivers and reservoirs for smallmouth are challenged by these situations.

Weed Dispensary Smallmouth

  Across many northern natural lakes and lowland flowages, some of the biggest bronzebacks available in the system can be found dwelling in weedy cover. They’ll utilize weeds for cover and habitat for cover and feeding opportunities more often than you think. These weed oriented smallmouths continue to be overlooked and under fished, with the

How to Rock the Crib

  Eons ago, during pre-settlement times, the natural shallow water areas of many northern lakes were brimming with vast amounts of wood cover and plant life. Entirely undeveloped centuries ago, these lakes were pristine ecosystems. I could only wonder how virgin and unexploited our current fisheries were back then.

River Monsters

  Bump-bump-bump went the crankbait, crashing and banging off of every rock and boulder it made contact with through the mid-river current. I kept a firm grip on my casting outfit, knowing what would happen next.

Smallmouths Gone Afoul

  Cold fronts are déjà-vu, and frequent. During a typical fishing season, two or three days of stable weather per week always seems to be followed by an equal amount of cool, breezy, bluebird days.
  Spawning seasons have recently completed, and summer’s peak is nearing. With such a long and stable period taking place during the July and August months, summer fishing strategies are predictable when focusing on the locations and habits of a single predator and its prey.

Hump Jumping Bass

  On a trip day last season, while navigating my way around the thousand-acre lake, I was observant of my Lowrance HDS-12 Live C-Map and Navionics Charts. Up until that point, smallmouth and largemouth were not biting with much frequency and fervor for my customer and me.

Northwoods Finesse

  In my estimation, many northern Wisconsin trophy smallmouth fisheries peaked within the last decade. Reaping the rewards we did. While fishing those waters remain productive, big fish are not as prevalent in some systems like they once were. Harvest by meat hunters and death from old age are partially to blame. More boats and

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