Who knew what you can do with a plastic frog? I began fishing with frogs in summer of 2008. Ever since then, frog fishing has become a favorite method for catching largemouth bass throughout all of summer. It’s hard to describe the adrenaline rush of setting the hook following a huge blow-up atop the surface. Continue reading Frog Fishing 101
Big Country Smallmouth Bass
Imagine the quality of fishing in Northern Wisconsin. Probably the first ideas coming to mind are its legendary world record muskies, and the thoughts of walleyes sizzling on the frying pan. Although muskies and walleyes aren’t my most frequently fished quarries up north, I still spend significant amounts of time each year catching them like the locals do. While these two gamefish species are the most pursued and popular amongst Wisconsin anglers, another prominent fish species is usually overlooked and far too often ignored. Continue reading Big Country Smallmouth Bass
Horsing Around With River Redhorse
As avid anglers, it is frequently common to experience outings that result in surprising fashion. Oftentimes the outings that go unplanned are usually the ones that become most memorable for story-telling purposes, especially when unlikely catches are made. For instance, have you ever caught species of redhorse while fishing for muskies? Now this sounds even crazier, but have you ever caught several of them within an hour-long period on a Mepps Musky Killer bucktail? This happened to me just a few years ago. Continue reading Horsing Around With River Redhorse