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For a fish that seldom grows larger than 12 inches, yellow perch get ice anglers fired up with excitement like no other fish can. Ice fishing for perch is almost an obsession. It hits every winter and sticks around long after the ice has disappeared. Yellow perch happen to […]
You’d be hard pressed to find an angler who hasn’t, at some point, employed the use of a deadstick on the ice. Certainly, everyone loves to bounce from hole to hole jigging with the latest lures. Yet, few tactics are as reliably successful as deadsticking on the ice. Never heard […]
I would have called you crazy if you told me I could use a bobber for ice fishing. That is, until I tried it out for myself. Now I see the error of my ways. But surely, I can be forgiven since many anglers share the same narrow definition of […]
How do you spot a hardcore ice angler? Is it the angler stooped over his hole never once taking his eyes off the flasher for hours at a time? How about the person packing everything but the kitchen sink onto the ice? Or is it the guy with a […]
Think bobbers are just for kids? Well, think again. Bobbers are a powerful tool used to seek out big fish in almost any situation. Whether it’s slip bobber fishing for clear water walleye, float fishing for salmon or jig bobbering some slab crappie, there is always a place for bobbers. […]
If there is one thing avid perch anglers want, it’s more perch! Yet, we don’t always get what we want. Perch might be easy to catch but they’re not always simple to find. I have spent many hours fishing for perch without success only to find out later that I […]
As avid anglers, we spend our days exploring the waters of the Pacific Northwest and aim to teach others the joy of fishing.
