by Chris Hansen | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog, Featured
I mostly fish alone unless I can get one of my kids to come with, but they’re usually not too keen on the whole getting up early thing. I don’t blame them. So my wife was quite surprised when I told her I was going fishing with a Facebook friend I had never actually...
by Chris Hansen | Mar 27, 2016 | Blog, Featured
A foot of snow fell in southern Minnesota this week, seemingly ruining my plans for a recon trout trip I was going to take with Savannah. I figured the runoff would have blown out all the streams, but somehow it melted off slowly enough for the streams to be flowing...
by Chris Hansen | Mar 19, 2016 | Blog, Featured
It troubles me that I am going into this trout season with a genuine lack of enthusiasm. I’m still looking forward to walking the creeks, taking in the sights, sounds, and smells, but I just know the trout catching is going to be off. For reasons I’m...
by Chris Hansen | Mar 2, 2016 | Blog, Featured
While the Minnesota Walleye Council isn’t going to officially release the new walleye regulations for Mille Lacs until next week, I was lucky enough to arrange an interview with their spokesman, Carl Marques for a sneak peek. A little background on the Mille Lacs...
by Chris Hansen | Jan 4, 2016 | Blog
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 used to. Although part of that is that I...
by Chris Hansen | Nov 26, 2015 | Blog, Featured
I had this emailed to me the other day, Sounds like these guys have done their homework–I think they’re onto something. November 23, 2015 From the offices of Specialty Products International, Latrobe, Pennsylvania For Immediate Release: At last a...