Feb 1, 2013

Brian "Bro" Brosdahl has designed some of the most innovative ice jigs of recent years for Northland Fishing Tackle. Each has a distinct purpose, as SWF learned during our recent meeting in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

Jan 15, 2013

“It has been pounded into our brains with all the talk about ‘structure’ that we have to look for dropoffs, rock piles, brush piles and stumps,” notes Scott Glorvigen. “But, for panfish, a lot of key areas are the soft spots where sediment gathers.”

Mar 15, 2012

If you are within a reasonable drive of the Minnesota Northwoods or Canadian waters, think twice before you store the auger, short rods and tip-ups. Where good ice prevails, the best ice fishing of the season may be right now!

Mar 5, 2012

My travels took me to Grand Rapids, Minn. Crappie and perch obliged us with a red hot bite the first morning on Bowstring Lake. Then it was time for Steve Arbour's on-the-ice chili and, later, a fish fry at The Gosh Dam Place that none of us will soon forget.

Feb 23, 2012

The great thing for Mike Pehanich’s Small Waters Fishing website is that the Grand Rapids, Minnesota, area has that perfect mix of marquee big waters like Pokegama, the Mississippi River, Winnibigoshish, and Turtle lakes, to name a few, but also has countless small waters that get minimal fishing pressure, despite outstanding populations of bass, walleye and other species.

Feb 18, 2012

Northland Fishing Tackle applied its proprietary “fish photo image” technology to its Live Forage Rippin’ Shad, a bait that draws big strikes even through the ice.