by Chris Hansen | Sep 23, 2015 | Blog
When I set the hook, I knew right away that this was no bluegill, and not a crappie either. The rest of the family was bobber fishing, and I was pitching a small tube jig to the edge of some green milfoil, a proven approach on this favorite panfish lake. A session...
by Chris Hansen | Aug 4, 2015 | Blog
Most of the time if I go camping it is because of necessity, not just because camping is so much damn fun. I may camp out because there just happens to be a campsite where I’m fishing, or maybe I spent too much money on tackle and can’t come up with the funds for a...
by Chris Hansen | Jun 6, 2015 | Blog
You want to catch a muskie on a fly? No one said it was going to be easy. Or did they? Be sure that I didn’t. You want to catch a lot of fish?– I suggest a trip to one of our fine local spring creeks, this time of year the hatches will keep the trout feeding...
by Chris Hansen | May 1, 2015 | Blog
“PLOP” I watched one of my last jigs disappear into the swirling green water I was standing in. It had slipped through my shaking fingers when I was retying after releasing the biggest snook I had ever caught. I should have been mad, but I just chuckled and...
by Chris Hansen | Mar 2, 2015 | Blog
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. Surprisingly, for how much he fished, he...
