Tip of the week: Processing a whole hindquarter of a big game animal is time consuming, so don’t get caught leaving the meat you are not working on out too long at room temperature. Bacteria grow most ...

BILLINGS (AP) -- How many different kinds of jigs does Steve Levad make? Not even Levad and a math teacher could figure it out. It's somewhere in the millions. Levad runs an online custom fishing jig ...

What is a Slip Bobber Rig? A slip bobber rig requires a few key components to tie everything together, but the star of the show - and what gives this rig its name - is a float (bobber) that has a hole ...

Fishing in the Bemidji area is holding up quite well. You’ll find walleyes scattered along the deeper weed lines in 12-15 feet using spinners and leeches or crawlers and slip bobbers and leeches are ...

With the devastating storm that roared through Bemidji this past early Saturday morning, fishing is about the last thing on people’s minds right now. Up until the storm, the walleye bite on most lakes ...

A nightcrawler harness is a time-tested, proven, multi-hook rig used to present live nightcrawlers in a slow but efficient and enticing way. They are especially effective for targeting walleye. The ...

If ever a kid says that without the exclamation mark with their first fish on the line. it will be the first. There’s something about the tug on the line and the unknown at the other end that ...

What Is a Slip Bobber and Why Use One? A slip bobber is a low-impact way to present a bait at a certain depth, whether it's just off the bottom, just above weed tops or at the same level as suspended ...

Sunfish is a collective term that includes a variety of fish species that live and reign in still, warm water like ponds and lakes. Taxonomically speaking, there are 17 species of fish in the ...

May 3—DEVILS LAKE — Minnesota might hog the spotlight as the state's annual fishing opener approaches, but a certain big lake on the North Dakota side of the Red River shouldn't be overlooked, either.

and reel, fresh line, and a premium, quality hook, but in most fishing scenarios, none of that matters if you can’t tie a good knot. So many things can go wrong during a fish fight, but quite often, ...