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In Tune for Better Fishing
With age and experience, I would like to think I have gotten to be a better angler. Some of my recent fishing seasons have, in fact, been some of my most successful.

Bobbering Through the Seasons!
During the 2025 open-water fishing season, I spent more time with a slip-bobber rod in my hands than during any other previous season since I was probably a kid. Here is what happened.

Match the Hatch
The concept of “matching the hatch” when fishing refers to using lures that are similar in color to the forage that game fish are feeding on. Matching the hatch can be important when bass fishing. Here are three examples from my fishing last summer.

INVEST IN YOUR FISHING
Buying stuff for fishing isn’t the best investment we could make from a strictly traditional definition of investing. Rarely can we sell a rod, reel, lure, or whatever for more than we paid for it. But some items that we should use when we go fishing are good examples of smart investments. Not investments for financial gain, but investments for our well-being. I’ll explain.

A Look Ahead – Walleyes
In my last blog, I wrote about bass fishing plans for 2026. Here, my topic will be walleye fishing plans for 2026. Before I go into detail, I need to say that part of the agenda for the coming season as it relates to walleye fishing is to continue to develop skill using forward facing sonar (FFS) technology.