The 2025 open water fishing season was a good one for this angler. Part of the reason it was good is because I made it a point to spend a vast majority of my free time fishing! Plus, my job as a TV show host keeps me on the water a lot for work. I am blessed to live where I live and do what I do!
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Fishing the Midwest, one of the longest running fishing television shows in North America, will return to the airwaves in early 2026. In a recent interview, Mike Frisch, host of the award-winning series, said that the upcoming version of Fishing the Midwest will continue its history of providing outstanding fishing information and entertainment.
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By Bob Jensen There are several things that can determine how many fish we catch when we go fishing. Weather, season, time of day, fishing pressure, and a good number of other factors can lead to fishing success or not so much fishing success. Another factor is conditioning. More and more, accomplished anglers believe that
I was fortunate to have adults in my life who took me fishing as a kid. I am lucky to work as an instructor for the ZEBCO School of Fish teaching kids about fishing. Finally, I am also lucky as host of Fishing the Midwest television to fish with kids every season.
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I love catching crappies. Most of my crappie fishing comes in spring and summer. During spring nothing beats watching a slip bobber slowly descend when a hungry shallow water slab inhales a small jig. During summer, I love the “tick” I feel and the impending hookset when slowly retrieving a Mr. Crappie plastic along a weedline. This fall, however, I “stumbled” upon some big crappies and have had lots of fun.
There is good news for open water anglers in the northern states. According to the people who keep track of such things, the open water season has been lasting longer the past few years. Ice arrives later in the year and leaves sooner than it used to. We’re getting more time to fish in open water.
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Here at Fishing the Midwest, we’re very excited about fishing’s future for several reason. Here’s one of those reasons. Earlier this year, Fishing the Midwest television host Mike Frisch checked in at New Evarts Resort on Lake Oahe near Glenham, South Dakota to fish for walleyes. Not only did he fish for walleyes, he and his partner, area guide and New Evarts owner Gabe Outtrim, caught’em. Their biggest one weighed 11 pounds.
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For this open water loving angler it’s hard to come to the realization that just a few days remain in the 2025 fishing season. Rather than focus on what’s mostly in the past, however, I am choosing to stay focused on the future and what fishing days I have left. For me, the last few open water fishing trips of the season probably will include largemouth bass.
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Fall can be one of the best times of the year to be an angler because lots of fish are on the bite and typically some of the entire year’s biggest specimens find the bottom of landing nets now.
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I’ve also had the opportunity to use lots of different fishing products, from rods and reels to lures to boats to whatever else anglers use to get more fish to bite. This past year I didn’t go fishing as much as I have in previous years. When I did go fishing, I paid more attention to details than I have in previous seasons. I discovered something that I found interesting. Here’s what I discovered.
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