Fishing

Early Ice… Be Safe! Early Ice… Be Safe! By Babe Winkelman A four-wheeler went through the ice the other day near Brainerd, Minnesota where I live. Luckily, no one was hurt or killed. When news like that surfaces, you really scratch your head and wonder ‘what in the world

Early summer walleyes in Ontario shield lakes Early summer walleyes in Ontario shield lakes By Babe Winkelman I think the prettiest fish in the world is a walleye pulled from a shield lake.

Bank Fishing 101 Bank Fishing 101 By Babe Winkelman A stream meandered its way through the farmland of my childhood home. As a boy, I saw my first fish in that clear water. They were just suckers, but to me they were life-changing creatures. The thought of catching t

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Fishing For Your Sixth Sense Fishing For Your Sixth Sense By Babe Winkelman Does Mother Nature provide signs that help us predict when and where the fish willbe biting? Is it possible to look at the sky, sniff the air and know whether or not it's going to be a good day on the wat

Oh Those Beautiful Bullheads OK, beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, because bullheads might be one of the homeliest fish in fresh water. But there are a lot of reasons to think they’re attractive. First, bullheads look wonderful when fried to a golden brown color. And when tak

Picture Yourself Fishing In Ontario Picture Yourself Fishing In Ontario By Babe Winkelman I was flipping through some photo albums with my daughter the other day, looking at fish pictures taken over the years. Naturally, most of the photographs were of camera-worthy specimens… big bass,

Thoughts on the Magic of Fishing… There’s always been something hypnotizing about water. Imagine the way it shimmers and shines like diamonds on a bright, breezy summer day. Picture the perfect pace of a moving river, churning along as if driven by something more powerful than gravity. Th

Troll, troll, troll your boat… Contour crankbaiting for walleyes. Troll, troll, troll your boat… Contour crankbaiting for walleyes. By Babe Winkelman While I’ve been out on the road filming fishing shows, the guys in the office have gone trolling crazy for walleyes after work. The fishing reports have been great, s

When the panfish bite is tough, fly away When the panfish bite is tough, fly away By Babe Winkelman I don’t know how many times I’ve seen it… A ton of boats stacked up on a known panfish hole, where anglers cast bobbers and jigs, waxworms, minnows, leeches, crawlers and other edibles without