If you're a fisherman/fisherwoman from the South (or anywhere else for that matter) and have always wanted to visit the Northwoods to catch some Northern Pike or Walleye, I've got the trip for you. You don't need to bring a boat, just some fishing gear. And you really don't need that. Many of the Fishing Barges that I'm going to talk about rent gear as well. If you do bring gear, bring some ten or twelve pound test line rigs along with some lighter stuff.

I'm talking about a 100 mile stretch of the Mississippi River along the Wisconsin border. There are five sets of Locks and Dams with barges (really just big piers) that have some great fishing off of them. Even when ...

Well to be honest, after our spring SnowFest in May, I was pretty spooked over the weather forecast. It really looked pretty good with little rain mixed in and temperatures in the low 70's and upper 60's. Best of all the winds were not supposed to be much out of the single digits, and for the northwest coast of Michigan's lower peninsula, that's pretty dumb good. I was keeping my fingers crossed!

Carol and I left a day early ...

As I woke Sunday at five in the morning, I can honestly say that a couple of years ago I would never have imagined getting up so early just to take a group of boys to a paintball tournament. But today I can say I am so glad that I do, and I actually look forward to our monthly trip to Fremont, Michigan to participate in the Great Lakes ...

Check out another great video by slabsrus. Watch for the commercial too.

I decided there was no better way to celebrate Labor Day and being a productive member of society than by taking the weekend off and going fishing. Join me in my Native Watercraft Ultimate 14.5 kayak as I go after crappie and bluegill in central Michigan.
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Another great fishing in trip in my Native Watercraft Ultimate 14.5 kayak on one of Michigan's fantastic Small Mouth Bass rivers. This is my third trip in August and all three have been phenomenal. The fall bite is on.
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The results of our Bream Photo Contest are in. We had some great entries. I would like to thank everyone that participated.

You can see the rest of the entries, and the entire thread here: http://www.crappie.com/crappie/panfi...ml#post2375883

Without further ado, here are the winners:


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Thanks for being here Wally.

"G" - What color Strike King crankbait do you like best for crappie?

WM - Im like the New Solid Orange and Pink for the muddy waters of Grenada Lake !
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