Tag: bass fishing

2015–a look back

2015 — a look back It seems like I’ve got it in my head that 2015 was a terrible fishing year for me.  As a dad, a homeowner, a landlord, an employee, and an actual grownup, I sure don’t have the time to get out like I...

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Middle Dam

There is a special place not far from here, known by many as Willow River State Park. Before I had ever been there, I knew it as Middle Dam.   My grandpa was a retired teacher who fished a lot, and often talked of this place. ...

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How to get the Smallies to Stay Hungry

The hotter the better.  We get our share of cold around here, so you’re not likely me to complain about it being too hot.  Besides, the hottest days on the water are usually great days for catching, especially on The River.  And...

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Back to the River—Finally!

I remember a fine Sunday afternoon about ten years ago when I was battling big boat wakes on a popular metro muskie lake.  At that point in my life, I really did a lot of muskie fishing and I as slowed to bounce through still...

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Quick Trip to the North Woods

I have been threatening to take Savannah camping for two years now,  we finally made it happen.  We made it to our campsite, a semi-remote  lake in Paul Bunyan State Forest in the early afternoon, and had the boat launched by...

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