Each week in my column I generally try to include tricks and tips for my readers to help them catch more fish, mostly focusing on the Sunset Country Region. This week I am going to talk about the basics when fishing away from home, as I just returned from a […]
Jeff Gustafson – Livewell
For those us who like to spend time fishing, the winter in our region is always long. We have a lot of ambition for those first few trips of the season. Once we get into January and February, however, we go because we like to be out there—though most days […]
My thought heading south to Alabama this past weekend was that the weather and temperatures would be a lot nicer than in Sunset Country. Well, there isn’t any snow on the ground down here but the temperatures are not much warmer than they are back home. It’s been about minus-four […]
Since I returned home from Florida a couple of weeks ago, I haven’t done nearly as much ice fishing as I’d planned to do. I just couldn’t get all that motivated to head out in that nasty weather we had last week! Over the weekend, though, I got out trout […]
This is probably my least favourite time of year across Sunset Country. I love ice fishing, but right now conditions are not ideal. We have a bunch of snow and slush on our lakes, the weather has not been great, and it’s generally the slowest fishing of the whole winter. […]
If you’ve been following this column over the past couple of weeks, you know that I’ve been down in Florida preparing for the FLW Tour bass tournament I’m fishing this weekend at Lake Okeechobee. Our official practice started Sunday after the lake was off-limits to tournament anglers for the past […]
Last week with my boat in tow, I began my journey south in preparation for the FLW Tour bass tournament that I’m fishing next week at Lake Okeechobee in Florida. My good friend, Brian McNanney, and I left the frozen tundra of Sunset Country to head to Florida to spend […]
One of the benefits to winter fishing is that we can access remote bodies of water that are not accessible during the open water season except by airplane. Portage trails allow us to get back to waters where most fish have never even seen a lure, so the fishing opportunities […]
Jan. 1 is a significant date for ice-fishing anglers from all over the place because it marks the opening of the lake trout season across Sunset Country, For many, it’s a tradition to get out on the ice and fish for lake trout on New Year’s Day. I spent a […]
With the arrival of each New Year, we all think about things in our life that we can look forward to in the coming 12 months. In a way, we get to start over with a fresh slate and this usually motivates us to do the things that we want. […]
There are many elements to hunting that make it appealing to people. Some love all the time spent outdoors, most of us enjoying eating what we harvest, and there are deep social and cultural traditions in this activity that most people who participate surely absorb. For the past several years, […]
As we get closer to Christmas, I usually receive a few messages from people looking for gift ideas for their friends and family. If you know somebody who enjoys spending time in the outdoors, then gifts that might improve their outdoor experience probably will be well-received. This past weekend, I […]
