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Extolling the virtues of the smooth bore slug gun

March 18, 2013
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Extolling the virtues of the smooth bore slug gun

As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, in recent years my weapon of choice for all game large and small has been a smooth bore shotgun of one type or another. Admittedly, one of the reasons for this is financial in nature. The economic near-apocalypse of the last few years did not leave me unscathed and…

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Beginner’s guide to ice fishing: ice fishing for rainbow trout

March 9, 2013
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Beginner’s guide to ice fishing: ice fishing for rainbow trout

Rainbow trout rival landlocked salmon in terms of how difficult they are to catch through the ice. This is not a result of rainbow trout being inactive during the winter or difficult to locate (they’re not) but rather due to the fact that they are…

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Beginner’s guide to ice fishing: Ice fishing for landlocked salmon

March 6, 2013
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Beginner’s guide to ice fishing: Ice fishing for landlocked salmon

Genetically identical to their anadromous counterparts, Atlantic salmon, landlocked salmon are a prized catch among ice anglers with access to large, deep lakes. As a disclaimer, I will point out that I am by no means an expert salmon fisherman having caught exactly one of…

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Beginner’s guide to ice fishing: ice fishing for lake trout

March 4, 2013
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Beginner’s guide to ice fishing: ice fishing for lake trout

Like brook trout, lake trout are a species of char and are a very popular ice fishing target species in regions where deep, glacial lakes are common. A deep-water fish…

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Beginner’s guide to ice fishing: ice fishing for brook trout.

March 2, 2013
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Beginner’s guide to ice fishing: ice fishing for brook trout.

In spite of their common name, Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) are actually a species of char and are more closely related to their larger cousins, lake trout, than they are…

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Beginner’s guide to ice fishing: ice fishing for yellow perch

February 25, 2013
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Beginner’s guide to ice fishing: ice fishing for yellow perch

Author’s note: The entry below is the first in a series of brief articles on ice fishing for various popular fish species. It is not a be all and end…

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