Entries for May 2011

Swimming with the Catfish

By: Brock Hazelton - May 30

The other day my brother and I went to our neighbor's farm pond. We had been out fishing all day on the creek for carp and catfish, but we hadn't had any luck, so we headed to the pond. The guy who owned the pond said that the pond was really low, but we could try our luck with it. The pond only had...

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croker joker

By: emily flowers - May 23

croker joker... Man i was fishing in cardinal asstates murky water area and man iv never cough somany croker....all i was uses was some shrimp man they loved it ...NO bobber just a once...

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Try the night bite for Northern Pike.

By: - May 12

I absolutely love night fishing. Its dark and quiet and you get it all for yourself. But when a 20 lb Northern Pike crashes your topwater lure (oversized jitterbugs and crazy crawlers are best I think) all that quietness goes away in a hurry. Big splashes and your drag getting ripped seem amplified ...

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New Lake? No Problem!

By: Steve Pennaz - May 12

Tomorrow I leave for the Minnesota Walleye/Pike Fishing Opener and truth is I have no idea what lake (or river) I’ll be fishing at sunrise on Saturday morning. It’s not that I’m not willing to do the necessary homework; I can’t. No one has been able to fish yet, so there is no intelligence on hot bi...

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Carped, Nearly To Death

By: Steve Pennaz - May 11

Just so there is no misunderstanding about the following … as a fisherman I am a reluctant fan of the carp (common variety only). I grew up targeting them with a hook, sinker and can of Green Giant corn (or nightcrawlers) and many of my earliest memories are of epic battles with large-scaled golden ...

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Don’t Tease Me—Opening Weekend Is Around the Corner!

By: Steve Pennaz - May 11

I need to be clear about something upfront—if given the choice, I’d like to live in a state like Florida or Texas where there were no regulations prohibiting me from fishing whatever species I want, when I want. But genetics and life choices have combined to make me a resident of a state where close...

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