Posts by Dennis Foster
Artificials on Ice
If you are like most anglers, you have not given much consideration to incorporating artificial bait alternatives in lieu of live bait. Berkley’s numerous offerings in their PowerBait and Gulp! lines being the most accepted. This reluctance is nearly universal when it comes to ice fisherman. A few of you may have used some for a very brief time, lost confidence in it and reverted to your old standby’s of live bait. Too bad, because you’re limiting yourself and ultimately your rate of success by doing so.
Read MoreAnything Goes
Here in the Dakota’s most species of fish have recovered from the rigors of spawning and are ready to tie on a serious feed bag. What this means is that they will generally be easy to catch using a wide variety of presentations. To some degree, all of us get stuck in a rut with pet methods for extracting our favorite fish. Now is the time to broaden your horizons and live a little on the wild side, at least as far as techniques are concerned.
Read MoreAlternative Livebait Presentation
Here in the Dakota’s (birthplace of the Bottom Bouncer) the vast majority of Walleye Angling is based on a Bouncer and livebait setup. Most folks turn to a Spinner Rig or Plain Snell/Bead or Float Combination. This is as easy as it gets and has taken an uncountable number of fish throughout the years.
Read MoreAggressive Tactics with a Subtle Twist
As we progress into summer with the resulting warmer air and water temps, our previously quite predictable walleye’d friends become increasingly difficult to pattern. This is due to the fact that they have completed their spawning rituals and have gobbled up most everything edible in the nearby areas…and are now on the move to greener pastures.
Read MoreLate Ice Foundation for Early Memories | By Andrew Johnson | Outdoor Forum
Spring arrived in South Dakota March 20 in the form of a rare, but welcome, day of sunshine. And while the brief respite renewed hope that winter was nearly over, there was still plenty of ice on the area’s lakes for an ice-fishing adventure.
Read MoreLate Ice is Great Ice | Outdoor Forum
In my opinion, late ice offers the best opportunity to catch the biggest fish of the hard-water season. The end of winter means fish of all species will be sporting their plumpest figures of the year and be in a cooperative mood to boot. For this discussion, I will focus on top-of-the-line predators such as walleyes, pike, and both large and smallmouth bass.
Read MoreEvolution or Revolution
Two words – evolution and revolution – have been tossed around the ice fishing community quite a bit concerning the drastic changes we have seen develop over the last 20 years. Webster lists them as nouns, but when they’re applied to ice fishing I think they act more like adjectives, as they aptly describe just what has been taking place.
Read MoreProduct Feature | J-Wheelz
J-wheelz are an attachment for ATVs, UTVs and 6-Wheel Vehicles that add traction and flotation to a machine.
Read MoreToday’s Tech For Fisherman | Outdoor Forum
n the last few decades the ever-increasing presence of technology has changed every aspect of our lives. Even though for a lot of us the pursuit of outdoor activities is used as an attempt to escape from all the hassles and stress of the modern world, we simply cannot manage to hide from it, no matter how
Read MoreBirds Aplenty | Great Plains Game and Fish
Northeastern South Dakota is an often-overlooked diamond in the rough, hidden amongst the state’s other excellent pheasant hunting areas.
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