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Quetico/BWCA Fishing: What to Expect in May
Canoe Country in May May is boom or bust. Let's go for boom. Those traveling to the BWCA and...
Let’s Talk About Landing Big Pike in Canoe
Let's Talk Landing Big Pike in Canoe I've spent close to 300 days in the BWCA and Quetico and I've...
First Drop Lake Trout
Ice Fishing Lake Trout: First Drop This is how all ice anglers would like to start their morning!...
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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Attack of the Horned Grebes
Horned Grebes Put on a Show In of all places Minneapolis Horned grebes are diving birds eating almost anything they can swallow that's in the water. During sring they also put on a cool mating display dancing there way across local waters including the city Lakes of...
Merganser City
Migration in Full Swing in Minneapolis Deja Vu in Minneapolis Once again Minneapolis is the hotspot for early Spring waterfowl viewing and photography. Each year since I began my nature photography quest I've witnessed numerous species of waterfowl in the lakes of...
Great Gray Owls Part II
The Owl Irruption Continues In Northern Minnesota My 6th trip was the best. Goals unachieved I once again made my way to Northern Minnesota in search of owls. This time I was pretty sure I knew where at least one great gray owl was. Not to my surprise the famous great...
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