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Test Trout
Testing out old video clips. Reigniting old passions I built this media site. Lots of it is...
Flashback: Jig Fall Muskies
Fisherman Eric Peterson with a Minnetonka MuskieThe Forgotten Muskie Tactic: Jigs It's late...
Netting Muskies
To Net Muskies or Not to Net Muskies? Hand Land versus Net Land I've been a serious muskie angler...
Tactics for Landing Big Pike in the BWCA and Quetico
Author Pete Riola BWCA Quetico Fishing Effective Tactics for Landing Big Pike in a Canoe. Big...
Fall Bass in Shallow Weed Pockets
Fishing Minnesota Bass Shallow in September Both largemouth and smallmouth will use shallow weed...
Under The Ice Fish Behavior
Understanding Fish Behavior I had a made a deal to rig an underwater camera to the RCA input on my...
Smallmouth Bass Awesome Tail Walk Video
This is one of the smallies we caught inches under the surface in about 65 feet of water. You...
A Fly-In Trip To Cobham Lake with Video
I had been on a fly-in fishing trip in 1992. I was invited most thankfully by a great friend of...
Canoe Country Lake Trout in June with Video
BWCA Quetico Fishing Lake Trout Fishing in Canoe Country with Video Big Schools of Lake Trout It's...
Flashback: Smallmouth Bass Thru The Ice with Video
Vintage Ice SmallmouthSo I heard you can fish smallmouth thru the ice. It started in 2003 Well the...
Summer Largemouth Bass Green Lake with Video
Some Big Bass Are Shallow During a Minnesota SummerShallow water in mid-summer? In lakes I do not...
Bass Gear Muskies
40 Inch Muskie on a Bass Rod and CrankbaitGo Small for Minnesota Muskies The fish that strikes...
The Best Rod I’ve Ever Owned
By Pete Riola I own many fishing rods. Probably over 30 with most being spinning rods. If I could...
Canoe Country: Basin Smallies with Video
Basin Smallmouth Bass in Summer I know what you're thinking? Fishing smallmouth bass in a deep...
Reel Review. The Pflueger President XT
Nice Reel, No Real Drawbacks I needed a couple of reels for some new rods. Rods as in multiple...
Spring Bass on Soft Plastics with Video
I look forward to spring and in particular fishing largemouth bass in the spring. In years gone by...
Catch and Release Only
Should the DNR manage more catch and release lakes? Particularly small lakes? A few lakes less...
Big Bass: Power of the Sandwich Video
This largemouth bass was caught testing a prototype of an Elliott jig rod. Fishing was good this...
Big Pike in a Canoe Video
Big Pike in QueticoBig Pike Eat Plastic Worms This 40 inch pike was caught while fishing for...
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Short Eared Owls: A New Quest Revealed
Short Eared Owls a Minnesota Birders Quest The ever elusive short-eared owl had been spotted not far from my home. Being a bird aficionado since forever I was notified of a short eared owl 20 minutes from my home. It took me a few weeks to go and find this bird. I'm...
Rough Legged Hawks in Minnesota
Metro Area Rough Legged Hawk on November 2, 2024Rough Legged Hawks Return to Minnesota I've recieved reports of rough legged hawks already in Minnesota this October! I recieved a couple of reported sightings from outstate Minnesota and I witnessed one myself yesterday...
Post Processing Old Images
This is the side by side look at the image. The image on the left was processed in 2013 the image on the right was processed in 2024.In my portfolio of nature images I have many that I can post process much better. This I believe naturally occurs for a couple of...
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