By: Andy Couch The Matanuska – Susitna Borough (Mat-Su) contains lots of lakes, is roughly the size of West Virginia and is rich in ice fishing opportunities. Many lakes along the road system are stocked by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) providing endless options. Perhaps the best way for anglers to learn […]
By: Chris Shaffer Catching lake trout became somewhat of a chore this week in Northern Ontario as we aimed to film Pautzke Outdoors. We caught plenty of lakers, but likely would have caught dozens if it weren’t for the endless amount of strikes we fielded from burbot. Even while trying to not to catch them, […]
By Andy Martin It was my first year guiding full time on Oregon’s Chetco River, and Easter Weekend took place in late March. Just a month before, dozens of boats crowded the lower river, as steelhead season was at its peak. On this day, there wasn’t a boat in sight. It was sunny, warm, and […]
By: Chris Shaffer The South Holston River is one of the premier trout fisheries in the Southeast. On the other hand, to tackle it best timing is imperative. A rigorous generation schedule has the river yo-yoing daily. If you’re a bank angler timing a visit when they aren’t generating is imperative. Drift boaters seek the […]
By: Pat Abel This season our steelhead fishery has been impressive in the greater Tillamook area. It’s one better runs I’ve seen in at least five years. I think this is because we have water. The last few years we’ve had drier years and they’ve been difficult to fish. However, this year every time we […]
By: Tom Armstrong It’s been a different year for ice anglers in Northwestern Ontario. We’ve had less cold weather than usual and much less snow. Fortunately, there’s still plenty of ice fishing opportunities that should last through March. Actually, it’s been a nice change. The more mild weather had anglers sporting t-shirts at times in February, […]
By: James Swearingen I’ve spent more than two decades steelhead fishing the tributaries of Lake Erie for steelhead and I can honestly say this has been the most unique year ever. Some days we drive up and fish and put up decent numbers. Other days we struggle to catch one or two fish. We’ve had […]