July 14, 2024
Metro Area Fishing Report – July 14, 2024 – video
Finally some consistent warm weather and it feels like summer. Slight curveball on our bass presentation and fish are holding in their usual spots.
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Back to the basics: What to consider when targeting fish from the dock
It was a glorious evening in the middle of June. The weather was warm, the lake was calm, and the daily coronation of the sun crowning the western horizon was about to begin. On the water, in the shallows, small swirls and little boils were everywhere as bluegills were coming to the surface to gulp the mayflies hatching there.
As for me, I sat at the edge of a dock with my feet dangling in the water, a fishing pole in my hand, and several plump bluegills swimming in a five-gallon pail at my side.
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Michigan bill expands opportunities for special needs hunters
Michigan residents with special needs could soon gain new hunting opportunities from legislation unanimously approved by all state lawmakers in both chambers last month.
House Bill 5737, sponsored by House Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash, D-Hamtramck, cleared the state House and Senate with full support in June, sending the measure to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her expected signature.
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Behind the scenes: Illinois DNR wildlife biologist has a passion for teaching
Jared Trickey is a firm believer in the adage, ‘Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.’
Whether he is helping the public, through his new role as an Illinois DNR district wildlife biologist, or helping to train individuals through his volunteer work with Pheasants Forever chapters of Illinois, Trickey believes that best practices in wildlife resource preservation involve teaching a little while helping.
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Brian Haines: The biggest catch of all on Minnesota’s Lindsey Lake
To this day, I recall a catch from many years ago, right around the time I turned 13 and was being introduced to walleye fishing. Back then, my family would take an annual late-spring fishing trip to Lindsey Lake, a small backwater nestled in the woods near Backus, Minn.
While most northern-Minnesota walleye lakes are known to be deep, large, and with rocky bottoms and plenty of in-lake structure, Lindsey is but a small and shallow lake with a muddy bottom – the kind of lake more often associated with bullheads. Be that as it may, there was a time when Lindsey was a secret little walleye hot spot.
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Interested in saddle hunting? Here are some options
Just a few years ago you’d only find a few companies making saddles for hunting, but in 2024 there are more than a dozen companies trying to cash in on the mobile hunting craze.
As saddles have grown in popularity, thanks in part to their weight and comfort, so have the accessories that aid them – namely super lightweight sticks and saddle platforms.
Ben Foerster, of Slinger, Wis., has been hunting out of his saddle before the trend became popular, even though he owns land and has ample access to treestands.
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