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• First Fish of 2014
  on Jun 4, 2014 in Largemouth Bass fishing in the twin cities largemouth bass
  When I was out on my first outing of 2014, I got a text from my brother-in-law, George. He was at Greg’s cabin fishing with Greg and caught a nice little Northern. Wanting to make sure I get out often with Greg this year, I texted him directl...
• First Outing of 2014
  on May 27, 2014 in Empty Net fishing the twin cities sonarphone
  The fishing opener everyone talks about in Minnesota is usually in mid-May, but that only applies to walleye and northern pike. Those of us who target bass have to wait an extra two weeks, usually the Saturday of Memorial Weekend. The bright side of...
• Best Christmas Gift of 2013
  on Dec 26, 2013 in Fishellaneous sonarphone vexilar
  This is the best Christmas gift I got this year. My brother gave it to me. It’s a fish finder transducer made by Vexilar that turns your smartphone into a fish finder. The transducer transmits to your smartphone via wifi. It’s the mos...
• Ice Out 2013 – Update
  on Aug 7, 2013 in Fishellaneous ice out dates minnesota
  What a difference a year makes. If anyone was watching the ice out in Minnesota this year and last, they would see a striking difference. It’s like the Minnesota Twins in 1990-91 where they went from last in their division in one year to winn...
• Weekend in Wisconsin
  on Aug 2, 2013 in Largemouth Bass hayward largemouth bass tiger cat flowage wisconsin
  The weekend after my outing with Greg, MNAngler, Jr. and I went with my dad to his cabin in Northwest Wisconsin. We left Saturday morning and came back Sunday afternoon, but managed to catch some decent fish in that short time span. After settling i...
• One Fish Can Change Everything
  on Jul 24, 2013 in Largemouth Bass centerville lake fishing the twin cities largemouth bass
  Days after getting back from the Gunflint Trail, I started to have withdrawal symptoms from not fishing. Going from fishing twice a day to not fishing at all can turn an avid angler crazy. I sent a text to Greg to see if he was up for fishing someti...
• One for the Road
  on Jul 22, 2013 in Smallmouth Bass gunflint trail poplar lake smallmouth bass
  We had planned to end our week on the Gunflint Trail on Saturday afternoon. I had one more opportunity to wet a line before we left, so I took full advantage of it. I headed out to Kloek Channel and I started with a green texas-rigged worm. On one...
• Fish Fry Friday
  on Jul 20, 2013 in Smallmouth Bass Walleye gunflint trail poplar lake smallmouth bass
  Friday was fish fry day. We needed to land a few more fish because we let our two 17″ and 16″ go. The family thought I was premature, but I really wanted to let those big ones reproduce and breed smarter fish that can outsmart predators...
• Quiet Independence Day
  on Jul 16, 2013 in Walleye gunflint trail poplar lake
  On a day ripe with American celebration, I hoped for fireworks both on and off the water. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans. Thursday morning, July 4th, I found George on the three season porch as I was headed out to the boat. I asked hi...
• Hump Day Outings
  on Jul 13, 2013 in Smallmouth Bass gunflint trail poplar lake smallmouth bass
  After the great outing we had on Tuesday, I had high hopes for the rest of the week. On Wednesday morning, I headed out to Kloek Channel and landed a 12″ smallie on my second cast on a white super fluke. A few casts later, I hooked into anoth...

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