If you want to "bounce up" your ice fishing catch this year, I'd recommend you put a spring bobber at the tip of your ice fishing rod. These simple "bobbers" have been around for a long time; but, I ...

With a quick snap of my wrist, I set the hook into another hearty bluegill and raise the purple and black bull from the water. Swinging the chunky keeper into the boat, I smile as thoughts of summer ...

As the first inklings of spring emerge in Northern Michigan, and lakes begin to ice out, stalk the shorelines to reel in famished bluegills. Subscribe to life outdoors—fishing, biking, hiking, hunting ...

Summer is around the corner and families will soon start to go on summer vacations. Taking your kids to catch some hand-sized bluegill is another great aspect of this time of year in our state. “A lot ...

Spring bobbers are an effective bite detection system that is quite easy to master. On those “light bite” days, spring bobbers will add fish to your bucket. n It happens to me several times every ...

This isn’t the best time of year to catch a bluegill on a dry fly, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. They may venture into the shallows for a short time on a sunny day, but until the water ...

OKEMOS — Nearly three decades ago, when I returned to ice fishing after a 10-year absence — I’d been living in the South, where ice fishing is rarer than liberal Republicans — I got some advice from a ...

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Oh, how I love springtime. Flowers “spring”ing up everywhere, woodchucks getting fat on new grasses, and lambs frolicking around every flock of sheep. But the best part, at least for me and a lot of ...