Terry Hora, Tracy Hayward, and I left for Walker, MN, on Saturday June 6th to attend the second National Walleye Tour Event held on Leech Lake June 12-13. We arrived in the rain, got our boat checked by the DNR, then headed to Big Rock Resort to unload our gear for the week. I want…
Lake Erie Day 6 Report.
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Sadly, the Canadians, Jim and Doug left for home Friday morning early. Chris and I put in at the Mazurik boat ramp and fished the southeast corner if Kelly’s Island. Lots of charter boats running big planer boards ruled the water until a storm came early afternoon. Chris and I had two on right away,…
Day 5 Lake Erie Report!
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Last night’s storm had us moving quickly to get the Ranger covered. Chris and I caught 15 walleyes today, the biggest a 26 incher! Chris cleaned our limit of 12 for the family fish fry in June. Jim and Doug caught ten with another 29 incher! Sadly, the Canadians return home tomorrow while Chris and…
South Dakota Fishing Report 5/24/2015
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Bull Gills!
by Mike Ganzeveld •
This picture is from a great afternoon of bluegill fishing on 5/16/2015. The farm pond we fished needs to have multiple gills managed each spring to keep the balance amongst the waters other fish species. A friend and I fished the pond using my Old Town fishing kayaks from about 2-5:30pm putting some really nice…
Dick Hiley St. Jude Bass Classic Reaches New Heights – Two Million Dollars Raised
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Minneapolis, Minn. (May 6, 2015) – Seventeen years ago, a group of anglers organized what would become a bass fishing tournament extraordinaire. They wanted to fish with a purpose. After all these years, their threshold of making that difference hit the $2,000,000.00 mark. With a whopping $316,650.00 raised last weekend on the Mississippi River, the…
The Buzz On Port Clinton Walleye
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Presented by Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A. and Warrior Boats Aim Weekend Walleye Series may have a Historic Walleye Catch At the Port Clinton “Starcraft Marine Open” May 3rd 2015 With predictions that the weather will stabilize the week leading up to the AIM Weekend Walleye Series, Sunday, May 3 in Port Clinton, OH, fishing could…
Mississippi Crappie Are On!
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Last week Gary, Mike, Larry and I made a trip south to Mississippi for early spring crappie. We fished Sardis Lake, Enid Lake, and Lake Grenada. Gary and I rigged our boats up for spider rigging which is the preferred way of fishing for the southern fishermen. Spider rigging consists of rigging the front of…
South Dakota Ice Fishing Report!
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Lake Preston, SD: Tracy, Jesse, Matt, and I left Iowa on January 15th for the northeastern corner of South Dakota to meet Ralph from Tea, SD, and spend our weekend ice fishing area lakes around Lake Preston, SD. Matt’s friend, Tim, from Sibley, IA, joined us for the weekend, too. We fished Lake Thompson all day…
NPAA ‘Proactive and Professional’ Conference Sets Attendance, Member, Partner Records
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Forestville, WI – The recently concluded National Professional Anglers Association annual conference set attendance records, entered the 2015 season with a record number of fishing and marine industries supporting partners, and raised a record amount of money for the Future Anglers Foundation. The Jan. 2-4 event held in Minneapolis also showcased numerous speakers discussing the…