Late August Transitions and the Balance of Time This time of year as the days shorten, the hornets get riled and start looking for meat, making cleaning Canada geese an exercise in Russian Roulette, and temperatures start to swing, two things start to occur in my life. Number one, my chunks of free time start to get divided up into…
I have expressed the importance on here about variables in fishing. Barometer Weather Water Temperature ETC To me these things are vital in our successes. Figuring our what the best strategy is due to the conditions can make or break a trip. Usually, we want wind, not a lot, but some. Wind gets things going usually when we are talking…
There are not many things on the water that scare me, Big waves? Just take a careful hand and take your time. Rain? We have wet suits. Cold? Bundle up. Lightning on the other hand, I want no part of on the water. It is not something that I will play with. First sign of a flash or thunder and…
Devils Lake Summer Perch Fishing When the Perch are going on the Devils Lake I can usually think of nothing else. Early Honker season is on our doorstep and I have neglected getting decoys ready and shining up the old Vinci because I am replenishing stinger hooked spinners and reviewing historical information to target the next Gold Rush Jackpot. Usually, when…
Back-to-Back Gold Strike-“Oh, Those Devils Lake Ledges” This past weekend was a Devils Lake gold mine strike with a couple of Big Devil Diamonds mixed in. As I have stated on here before, once those Perch move out of the weeds and start to stage on the intermediate and deeper ledges I will start to target them exclusively and try…
