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Outdoor Adventures
Apple picking is a beloved autumn tradition. While many traditions had to be put on the back burner as the world dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, apple picking seems like one activity that can endure in a world dominated by social distancing.
Apple picking season tends to begin in mid- to late-...
Fishing is good on Clearwater, Sylvia, Pleasant Lake, Maple Lake, and Lake John if you are looking for sunfish and crappies. Locate sunfish tight to the weeds. Crappies are suspended just off the weeds in 15 to 22 feet.
Walleye fishing has improved on Sugar Lake, Clearwater Lake, and Lake Sylvia,...
As the world's population has increased, so, too, has the need to accommodate such growth. Areas that were wild as recently as 100 years ago may have long since been overrun by housing and urban development, leaving little space for local wildlife to call home.
According to the World Wildlife...
Most lakes are still producing largemouth bass by using topwater baits in shallow water, or if fishing the deeper weedlines use plastics.
Use minnows on Sugar and Clearwater Lakes in 18-24 feet to catch some walleyes.
Sunfish are being caught along the 15-20 feet weedlines on Lake John, Lake Sylvia...
A young person's first hunting trip can be an incredible experience, sparking a lifelong love and appreciation for nature and wildlife. Parents who grew up hunting likely remember their first hunting trip and want to recreate that experience for their own children.
As memorable as a first hunting...
Fish Clearwater Lake, Lake Sylvia, Lake John, Maple Lake, Indian Lake, and Ramsey Lake for sunfish and crappies that are being found on the 12- to 18-foot weedlines.
A jig and minnow, or spinner and crawler setup is producing some walleyes on Clearwater Lake and Lake Sylvia in 12 to 18 feet.
For...
Hunting draws millions of people into the great outdoors every year. Many avid hunters feel hunting is a great way to actively participate in nature while also taking responsibility for procuring one's own food.
Hunting requires discipline, dedication, patience, and, perhaps most important, a...
If panfish are what you’re fishing for, then try Lake John, Maple Lake, Indian Lake, Clearwater, near the 12 to 18-foot weed edges.
Use minnows or crawlers at 14 to 20 feet to catch walleyes on Sylvia and Clearwater Lakes.
If largemouth bass are your choice, they are active on the deep weedlines of...
Many people have rediscovered the great outdoors in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Social distancing measures have greatly restricted indoor gatherings, but outdoor activities, particularly once parks were reopened, allowed people to get out of their homes while still keeping their distance...
Bass and northern pike are still active. Look for the bigger fish to be near deep vegetation on most lakes.
On Clearwater Lake, Lake Sylvia, as well as Maple, Ramsey and Indian Lakes, sunfish can easily be found during the daylight hours and crappies during the evening hours. Both can be found at...
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