Winter Fun on Lake Kabetogama
Winter is in retreat and the sun is starting to race to the north. We’ve passed perihelion – the earth’s closest approach to the sun – and the days are getting longer a few minutes at a time. Sounds like Spring is just around the corner… Well, it’s a little further away than that, but […]
Fillet Northern Pike & Remove the Y-Bones
Perhaps you may have heard someone say: “I really do like northern pike, but it’s so full of bones!” I can relate… and I am not alone. I know many a fisherman who loves to fish for pike but throws them back, because he never learned how to remove those nasty y-bones. Warning: This article […]
Filleting Smallmouth Bass
Whether you call them “smallies”, “bronze backs” or some other name, fresh-water small mouth bass are incredibly fun to catch; they are amazing fighters! (The smallmouth bass featured in the photo was caught on Lake Kabetogama with a crawdad colored Rapala Shad Rap fishing lure.) Warning: This article contains graphic images of fish filleting that […]
How to Fillet Bluegills & Other Panfish
I’m not really sure where the name pan-fish came from. My sense is that they were just small fish that were scaled, gutted and gilled and tossed into the fry pan. They go by myriad names – like bream, sunfish, blue bream, sun perch, blue sunfish, sunfish, sunperch, coppernose, copperbelly or bluegills – and are […]
Filleting Walleye and Sauger – Step by Step
When I was about 10 years old, my father took the family to Ontario, Canada to a place called Lac de Milles Lacs. I had no clue where I was, but it was gorgeous and way back in the woods. My mom didn’t complain, but my sister was not very happy with the accommodations… WARNING: […]
Other Fishing Articles
Other Fishing Articles Today’s pace is, admittedly, much faster than the one that I can remember from the years during which I grew up. We lived in a town with a river running through the middle of it. I spent most of my time – at least until sports got in the way – fishing […]
Fishing Knots
Fishing Knots Expert sailors know more different types of knots — and how to tie them — than Carter has pills. But even a novice on the water can be aided by the knowledge of just a few simple knots. From keeping a snap swivel tied securely to the end of your line, to keeping […]
Lake Flora and Fauna
Lake Flora and Fauna The diversity of the flora and fauna in Wisconsin and Minnesota is due to a number of factors, including the states’ varied topography, climate, and proximity to the Great Lakes. The states are home to a variety of forests, wetlands, prairies, and lakes, each of which supports its own unique ecosystem. […]
Cleaning & Filleting Fish
Cleaning & Filleting Fish The articles listed below demonstrate methods I learned to clean walleyes, northern pike, small mouth bass and blue gills; they are some of the best freshwater game fish I have tasted. Oh, and speaking of taste – be sure to check out the recipes I have for freshwater fish! R. Karl
Ice Fishing
Ice Fishing Just like “soft-water” angling, ice-fishing can get to be very expensive — if one wants to acquire all of the toys that are available for the sport. All those toys are not necessarily mandatory in order to have some fun. I got my start sitting on a bucket with a small pole and […]