by Bob Jensen There are lots of signs that fall is not far away. You can listen to the locusts at night, notice that the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler, or you can just look at the calendar. No doubt, another fall is starting to make its entrance.

School of Fish, the leaders in fishing education, recently completed their fourth year of hosting fishing classes for kids and their parents and other adults across the Midwest. School of Fish taught 29 open-water Schools in 2016 graduating 475 “water-ready” kids and 231 adults.Started in Alexandria, MN in 2013 as an open-water fishing class, School of Fish was very well received and, due to requests, added School of Fish ON ICE that fall. Since then, a rod building class and Walleye…

By Chip LeerShallow slop holds largemouth bass in the summertime. Extracting them from the jungle is a challenge bass fans love, and throwing topwater baits that skitter and slide across the canopy is one of the most popular ways to attack these green monsters.Topwater fishing seems simple, but even slight variations in lure choice and presentation can mean the difference between a great day and getting skunked.It all starts with choosing the right bait for the conditions at hand. Many anglers t…

by Bob Jensen Much of the time, lures are designed with a specific application in mind. But sometimes we discover that some baits are multi-purpose. I was reminded of that on a recent fishing trip.

Gussy Concludes his 2016 FLW Tour Campaign with Event on Wheeler Lake A 44th place finish may not seem noteworthy, but for Jeff Gustafson of Keewatin, Ontario, it symbolizes the conclusion of his 2016 FLW Tour Campaign, one in which saw Gussy have his best year on Tour yet, with him collecting checks in all six events, making two top 20 cuts and one top ten cut with his best finish of 4th place.  All of these things resulted in Gussy finishing 5th in the Angler of the Year standings and qua…