If I said I’m not beat after the past two weeks I would be lying through my fingers. As you were reading this column a couple weeks ago, my friend Brad Dokken and I were on the way home from our trip to Missouri to take a stab at the largest species of catfish in […]

I love fishing. I love catching anything that will bite, panfish, walleyes, pike, bass or catfish. More than just catching fish, I love my finned foe to be able to put up a battle. I would bet you can also appreciate a battle, or you wouldn’t be reading this right now. This quest for a […]

I love fishing. I love catching anything that will bite, panfish, walleyes, pike, bass or catfish. More than just catching fish, I love my finned foe to be able to put up a battle. I would bet you can also appreciate a battle, or you wouldn’t be reading this right now. This quest for a […]

I’m sure by now you know that the Red River can be a machine of impressive destruction and heartache. After all in the spring of 1997 very few people in the Red River Valley were spared from the path of destruction left by the Mighty Red River of the North. Those memories and images make […]

A new year is upon us. This offers us the opportunity to look ahead at what we hope will be another fine year and to reflect on the year gone by. 2008 was an interesting year in my (angling) life. It was not only another year of traveling around North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba in […]

Darkness was taking over the Red River Valley this warm Friday evening when the phone rang.  I knew from the caller ID that is was a potential guiding client wanting to book a trip or get information on taking a shot at a big catfish.  The quiet gentleman from Tucson, Arizona on the other end […]

Fishing in rivers can have an element of difficulty other than that of a lake.  This difficulty could be viewed as a minor inconvenience, but it is easy to overcome with just a little knowledge and understanding of anchors and equipment.  Anchoring plays a very important role in river fishing.  Whether you’re planning to fish […]

Catfish are commonly thought of as “simple fish”.  Most people think just throw out a hook with some bait on it and you can catch fish.  Although this is true, there are a few ways to fine-tune your hook selection for the bite pattern to catch more fish.  The two methods are using standard hooks […]

You had saved up for two years. The anticipation nearly killed you. The waiting, the wondering, the researching all coupled with the childish excitement of the unknown. Finally, the day comes for your long awaited fishing trip to the lake you have only seen in your dreams for the past 24 months. You and your […]

I want to tell you about an old friend. This old friend has not been with me for too many years but when we are together after a long time apart we just fit right back into the groove. It is almost like we have never been apart for very long even though it may […]