After three weeks on the road in the southern U.S., I returned home this past weekend after wrapping up my third season fishing the FLW Tour. The final tournament of the season took place last week at La Plata, Md. on the Potomac River. Heading into this event, I had […]
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This week, my column comes from a hotel room in La Plata, Md. overlooking the Potomac River, site of the final FLW Tour event of the season. It’s been a long run for the past few weeks since I left home in early June for Lake Chickamauga. Since there only […]
After a relaxing break at home for the past couple of weeks, I’m back on the road again—this time down at Lake Chickamauga, Tenn. The fifth FLW Tour derby of the season starts tomorrow (June 11) so I’ve been getting ready for that the past couple of days. It is […]
In all of the travelling that I do, I get to visit a bunch of fishing tackle shops. If I see a sign for fishing gear, I’ll usually stop in. Some are great with jigs and lures that might be unique to a specific region, to go along with all […]
Before we talk about some new fishing tournament information hitting Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba this summer, we’re going to talk crappie fishing. Spring is one of the best times of the year to locate and catch crappies because for a few weeks they invade the shallows to find warmer water […]
After a disappointing start to the FLW Tour season, things finally clicked for me last week at Lake Eufaula in Alabama, where I collected my first-ever top 10 finish in an FLW Tour event. After holding down fourth spot following days two and three, I slipped to fifth place on […]
For many anglers across Sunset Country, walleyes are the species of choice throughout the open-water season—and for good reason. In my opinion, we have the best walleye fishing in the world, with countless lakes and rivers that offer world-class fishing for both numbers and big fish. The third Saturday in […]
As the reality of fishing in open water arrived last week, I think it’s safe to say those of us who like to fish were really excited. For anglers who like to compete in tournaments around the region, there is extra motivation at the thought of a new season. We […]
The third stop on the FLW Tour took place last week at Beaver Lake in Rogers, Ark. (Rogers is the home base for the Tour’s title sponsor, Walmart, and the FLW makes Beaver an annual stop on its schedule). My past two trips to this lake went pretty good and […]
My column this week is coming from Rogers, Ark., where I’m getting ready for the third FLW Tour stop of the year at Beaver Lake. Through two days of practice, I haven’t quite figured out how to win this tournament yet. I had one more day to go, then a […]
With the quick warm-up in temperatures over the weekend, the ice on waters across Sunset Country deteriorated very quickly. By early this week, many of the small lakes were totally open and the ice had pulled away from shore on the bigger ones. So the ice-fishing season quickly came to […]
As the ice lingers on lakes across Sunset Country after a cold snap over the past couple of weeks, there is not much else an angler can do except just keep ice-fishing. Earlier this week, my friend, Sean McAughey, and I got out to chase burbot—a fish species that’s widely […]
