Before you can properly prepare dove, you must first get them on the ground. I have written, and you have no doubt read, several articles about how to find and hunt dove in September. This time of year the unfortunate mourning dove is the only live target available for hunters with a passion for…
If you get the chance to take a kid fishing for bluegill, please do so. This is C.J. Dietrich, the author’s grandson. Recently I was faced with a delightful problem. Nancy and I wanted to have a fish fry for my dad and stepmom before she had her scheduled hip replacement. Dad’s favorite fish…
Roux was totally impressed with the combination of the Grandt PAYARA rod topped by a PISCIFUN Viper II for big catfish. By Mike Roux As my regular readers know, I spend lots of time each fishing season field testing products to…
I grew up in Southeast Missouri fishing crystal-clear Ozark mountain streams like the Huzzah, Courtois Creek and Big River. Besides smallmouth bass and bluegill, goggle-eye were among our favorite targets both for fun and for tasty meals. Quite often when telling stories of my youth I mention goggle-eye, only to see bewildered looks on…
You may remember last summer reading my article about the annual Fishing for Freedom (FFF) event in Quincy, Ill. Whether that piece comes to mind or not, I would like to give you an update on the recent 2019 weekend-long celebration for our military warriors. The spring weather really played havoc with the fishing…
I can remember my grandpa telling about when an open fire was the only way you could cook outdoors. Either wood or charcoal was used and on dry days that was usually no problem. I can remember, as a kid growing up in an outdoors family, my own dad pumping the “white gas”…
Mike Roux used his Piscifun Viper II on a Grandt Custom Payara rod to score on big catfish using these tips. If you have a choice, I suggest that you fish for catfish just before dark until about midnight. This seems to be the best time, especially for channel cats. However, anytime you can…
If you hunt spring gobblers long enough you will certainly face bad weather at some point. Spring rains are the most common weather problem this time of year. I have spent many April dawns huddled under a cedar tree or hopefully in a blind. Some of these mornings ended in success. Many others…
