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BASSIN' IN VILAS COUNTY   By: George Langley
Let me say this right up front: we've got some of the very best, most consistent smallmouth bass fishing in the world right here in Vilas County. Big...

BOAT LANDING ETIQUETTE   By: Brian Uttech
With throngs of visitors traveling to the Eagle River area to enjoy time on the water it is inevitable that from time to time there may be conflicts a...

CHANGING CONDITIONS CALL FOR CHANGING TACTICS   By: Brian Uttech
Any readers of this publication who have been coming to the Eagle River area for more than a few years have probably noticed that drought conditions h...

EAGLE RIVER CHAIN OFFERS MULTI-SPECIES ACTION   By: Yukon Jack
Our summer visitors that come for fishing action, will find that the Eagle River Chain of Lakes offers the opportunity to catch a variety of fish spec...

FIELD CARE TIPS   By: Jim Beenken
Mammals
So you've shot a nice buck. Now what? If you think it might be a nice mount you should think about some things that will ...

GOOD EATS   By: Clint Burns
You've just finished a fantastic day of fishing, walleyes and perch in the live well, and hungry stomachs in the boat. You know that you enjoyed the ...

GUIDES REWARD OUR SOLDIERS -CAMP R&R   By: Yukon Jack
Appleton Lodge on Butternut Lake, through the USO of Illinois, has developed a program to show appreciation of the work our troops have done in Operat...

ICE FISHING IN 2010   By: Jim Rechlitz
Last ice fishing season saw a nice safe ice condition develop the first week in December of 2008. Nice walleye, northern pike and pan fish action cont...

IS IT A WEED OR A WALLEYE??   By: Bill Hassey
Telling the difference between a weed and a walleye can be difficult at times, especially for the novice fisherman. I get the feeling at times w...

LEGENDARY GUIDES – ORVILLE SMALL   By: George Langley
It is appropriate that we start our yearly series of well known and great Eagle River guides with Orville "Sam the Bassman" Small. He started guiding ...

THE CHANGE UP   By: Paul Hansen
No, we're not going to talk about baseball. We're going to talk about making a change, when fishing's tough. A couple of brief examples: Our...

THE OTHER TOOTHY CRITTER   By: Tom Nampel
During the winter months many people target the Northern Pike. They are fairly easy to catch while ice fishing. You just set out a few tip-ups baited ...

THE WARDEN'S CORNER: STAY SAFE ON THE WATER   By: Pat Novesky
Hi Folks, I am the Conservation Warden stationed in Three Lakes. During the summer months most of my time is spent patrolling area lakes for boating a...

WHERE-WHAT-WHEN I FISH IN THE EAGLE RIVER AREA   By: LaMont Roth
Opinions vary as to what the Eagle River area covers. But to give you an idea as to what I consider to be that area, let me go east and west and north...