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HuntFishTravel Podcast Ep229 - Bass Fishing in Wisconsin with Jonny Baumann of Drop Em Outdoors
#HuntFishTravel Ep229 – Bass Fishing in Wisconsin with Jonny Baumann of Drop Em Outdoors

Jonny, a fellow Wisconsinite is on the show talking about bass fishing, we joke about sight fishing for bass on the spawn beds, he shares some of his favorite lakes in Wisconsin to go bass fishing, highlighting Door County and the Minocqua area.

Then we go down the turkey hunting rabbit hole.

We chat about Drop ‘em Outdoors, where it came from and how it got started.

Listen in to see where they aim to be in the next 5 to 10 years – the answer will surprise you! Read More

Kids and the Outdoors by Jim Willes - HuntFishTravel
Kids and the Outdoors

I can remember more vividly than most of my memories the times my dad took me out to the woods before I started deer hunting. A few small game hunts, a few scouting missions for rifle season, a handful of fishing trips – those are some of my greatest childhood memories. I can recall every rabbit we kicked up, every pheasant flushed, every deer we saw, and every fish we caught. Even after 40 years, I can recollect a play-by-play of it all. I can’t remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, most times, but those memories are burned into my brain.

I vividly recall the time my Dad, my brother Fred, and I rented a rowboat from Farmkrueg’s bait shop in Menasha, WI, and paddled out on Little Lake Butte des Morts.

I was maybe 7 years old. My brother and dad both caught a smallmouth bass. I caught a nice perch and something that, as a 7-year-old, I thought must have been the biggest fish ever. It pulled my rod under the boat, and I couldn’t contain the behemoth, and the line snapped (it was probably a carp, but I was a kid). Read More

#HuntFishTravel 228 - Brandon Sislo of Angling Adventures - Fishing Isle Royale
#HuntFishTravel Ep228 – Brandon Sislo of Angling Adventures – Fishing Isle Royale

Brandon Sislo of Angling Adventures stops by to talk about fishing Isle Royale National Park, a remote island wilderness in the middle of Lake Superior that is an angler’s paradise that is accessibly by boat or plane.

Brandon explains how fishing the island’s many coves, bays, channels, and reefs by all-inclusive food and lodging charter boat is the best way to experience it, and he’s ready to take you. Read More

3 Triggers for Predicting the Walleye Spawn
3 Triggers for Predicting the Walleye Spawn

Wisconsinites chase walleyes throughout the year like kids chase ice cream trucks.

We are obsessed!

Walleye are prized for their firm, white flesh and mild, delicate flavor, making them a popular game fish for recreational anglers and commercial fishermen alike. Read More

Costa Sunglasses grows its hybrid category with frames built for life on and off the water - Mainsail and Aleta
Costa Sunglasses grows its hybrid category with frames built for life on and off the water – Mainsail and Aleta

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 4, 2023) –  Costa Sunglasses, manufacturer of the first color-enhancing all-polarized glass sunglass lens, celebrates 40 years of making the best sunglasses on the water in 2023 by growing its hybrid category of frames. New to the lineup for the spring, Mainsail and Aleta are your day-to-day sunglasses that stay stylish while relaxed on land and ready to perform while out on the water. 

Building off of the success of Costa’s hybrid category –  frames that blend performance features with everyday style – Mainsail (unisex) and Aleta (women’s) are built with the same high-quality materials and features you want from the beach to the big blue. The versatile new frames are just at home reeling in a fish as they are checking surf breaks, voyaging to a remote atoll or exploring a coastal village. Read More

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