While many of us trade rods for rifles this time of year, muskie angling diehards know that fall is the season to swing for the fences, as giants are just a cast away. As waters cool and days shorten, ...

Dec. 6—BEMIDJI — Every fall, about the time most outdoors enthusiasts across the Northland put away their rods and reels and set their sights on hunting, Steve Young gets serious about fly fishing.

While we may be getting closer to the end of the traditional predator fishing season, there’s still plenty of time to have a go at catching your first-ever pike. They are such an obliging fish and can ...