Preparing for Early Ice Fishing

Early ice fishing is just around the corner all across the ice belt thanks to a recent late fall cold snap. Now is the perfect time to get all of your gear organized and ready to rock. In this video, Nick Lindner walks through a few different things you can tackle right now that will…

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Find Ice First

After the fall hunting seasons, we start the inevitable push towards what’s next, and for anyone a shade north of the Mason-Dixon, to find ice first and get ice-fishing.  Not just any run-of-the-mill outing on hard water, but fishing on that very first layer of hard and clear ice.  With fish in most parts of…

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The Best Anglers Find their Ice Fishing Spots Now

Finding ice fishing spots has undergone an interesting transformation in the past few years especially.  As social media ice-thickness reports hit the internet by the hour, we get on ice collectively faster than we once did.  A legion of mobile ice-anglers get out in their portables sooner than ever, scouring at first the shallows and…

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It’s Not Too Early to Gear Up for the Ice Grind

Is it ever too early to gear up for the ice? The leaves have long since vacated their perch upon the trees of the Upper Midwest and have now found themselves matted on the forest floor. The roofs of houses begin donning a thin white coat every morning, and the defrost on your truck becomes…

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Early Ice Essentials

As I walked out on the early ice, I couldn’t help, but say “They’re right where we left them,” I blurted while quickly dropping another small sucker to whoever was stealing them below.  It was a private thought that worked its way out on last season’s first-ice-foray.  I was pretty certain they were walleyes, as…

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Glow Your Own Way With the Glo-Shot

  BEMIDJI, Minn. (October 26, 2020) – Biochemical luminescence. That crazy catalyzing action in an earthly critter produces its own light source. The best and simplest example is the firefly…which is actually a beetle (Coleoptera). In early summer, the male of the species self-ignites at nightfall, beaconing the familiar green glow in an effort to…

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Rattlin’ Puppet Minnow Promises Big Bites

BEMIDJI, Minn. (October 14, 2020) – New for 2020, Northland Fishing Tackle has put a twist on its ever-popular Puppet Minnow. The Rattlin’ Puppet Minnow promises big bites, with the noise from its glass rattle, and its famous action. The breakthrough introduction of rattles to this already incredible bait now offers an attractive option to…

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Jig Trolling for Fall Crappies

Jig Trolling Fall Crappies

Jig Trolling Fall Crappies: Joel Nelson and Nick Lindner break down the ins and outs of jig trolling for deep water crappies. This tactic works well in summer around deep weed lines, as well as in fall over structure and deep basin areas. In this video, Joel Nelson and Nick Lindner dive into an extremely…

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Rippin’ Shad Fall Walleyes – Sportsman’s Journal TV

Targeting Wisconsin walleyes during the fall turnover, Sportsman’s Journal TV showcases one of their favorite baits this time of year, the Northland Rippin’ Shad. With a wide variety of different ways to be fished, Tyler & Sara give us a few tips on how to get more bites. In 1975, a young Northwoods fishing guide…

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