Fishing
Bluegill Shrimp Garlic Alfredo on Pasta Best Fish Recipe
Bluegill is one of the best tasting freshwater fish. With it’s mild flavor, it makes for the perfect foundation for this outstanding recipe. I added shrimp to make it more of a rounded seafood dish, but it can do just fine with only bluegill (or any other fish). Start by [...]Read more
Confessions of a Walleye Addict
I have a problem, an addiction really. It’s grown worse over the years, and I fear I’m out of control. My name is Dan and I’m a walleye addict. This is my story.
Early Signs of Addiction The year was 1983. My first trip to the boundary waters of Minnesota [...]Read more
No Boat? No Worries – Great Shore Fishing Awaits
If you love to fish but don’t own a boat, there’s no need to stay home. There is plenty of great fishing in the area for fishermen who are boatless. With a variety of accessible ponds, lakes and rivers in Northern Illinois, non-boat-owning fishermen have access to [...]Read more
Teriyaki Garlic Grilled Salmon Featured Recipe
After catching some coho and chinook salmon on Lake Michigan, we got creative with a variety of ingredients to grill our catch. Teriyaki, brown sugar, honey, fresh ginger and a few other goodies make a perfect marinade and glaze for fresh chinook. Is your mouth watering yet? Wait [...]Read more
Family Fishing and Fun in Biloxi Mississippi
When I was looking for a family destination that included fishing and fun, we threw a dart and hit a bullseye with Biloxi, Mississippi. I don’t know what I love better — catching fish or eating them. Fortunately, Biloxi offered us an incredible variety of both. As we were [...]Read more
Dunlap’s Does it Right – A Quality Lake Erie Charter Fishing Trip
It’s been twenty years since I fished Lake Erie. After spending a couple of days with my sons on the water with Dunlap’s Fishing Charters, I’m proud to say that this time was the complete opposite of my previous experience. I try to focus on the positive in [...]Read more
Labette County Kansas Offers a Sportsmans Adventure
Until a couple weeks ago, I had never been to Kansas. But when I was invited to an event hosted by Labette County Tourism and the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW) to hunt and fish in the heartland of America, I couldn’t pass up the chance. Rolling [...]Read more
For Illinois High Schools, the Future of Fishing is Here
When you think of high school sports, most people think Friday night football games under the lights or nail-biting basketball games, not fishing. But that’s beginning to change. In 2009, the Illinois High School Association officially recognized bass fishing as a school [...]Read more
A Hard Water Adventure at Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
Seven months ago, I had the opportunity to fish one of the greatest walleye fisheries in the world — Lake of the Woods, Minnesota. Now, I found myself once again heading onto the lake in pursuit of keeper walleyes. But instead of a boat, I was riding in a track-driven snow [...]Read more
Fishing in a Bar? Yes you can in the Igloo Ice Bar at Zippel Bay Resort
For those of you that have a tough time deciding whether to go to the bar or go fishing, well now you can have both. That’s right— fishing in a bar. On a recent trip to Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, I had the chance to visit one of the coolest bars I’ve visited in [...]Read more
