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Contents: The Outdoors: One Man’s Perspective (The most important catch of the day is the muddled youngster who says, “When do we go again?”), Thanks, Aunt Judy (The road to adulthood is paved with the best of intentions…but nothing useful.), Choosing a Leader (Matching your leaders to the conditions at hand can make or break your sport.), Belly Dancers (These seductive lures – better known as jointed plugs – have caught at least two world records.), Grandpa and the Kid (There’s more to steelhead fishing than meets the eye. Some of it also, unavoidably, meets the nose.), Learning About Lucius (The pike doesn’t want your pity. All he asks is light tackle and a chance to be eaten afterward.), That’s Black and White and Caught All Over? (These fish go by a lot of names, but regardless of what you call them, they give you a run for your money.), Living With Whitetails (Deer, like people, are individuals. To get to know a good buck, you have to spend some time with him.), Bass Fishing Simplified: Troll A Natural Lake (Even when you aren’t fishing with charts and electronics, you can still “see” beneath the surface.), Get To The Point (Point-hopping is a basic of bass fishing; so basic, in fact, that productive points are often passed up.), The Pole and the River (Set-poling a canoe puts you into fishing areas that paddlers and waders can only dream about.), Friendly Places (Have yu ever walked into a clearing or stepped into a stream and suddenly felt like you just came home?) Trout Bonus – Downstream Tactics (The fundamentals are easy to grasp, but the real key is your ability to improvise.), The Art of Fishing Fine (Trout sipping the tiny insects of summer pose a special challenge to the fly fisherman.) Midwest Edition – Chicago-area anglers know the adage, “There’s no place like home,” applies to fishing as well. Also, Michigan’s Saginaw Bay has perch and walleyes and – surprise! – largemouth bass. Kansas is looking for a few good striper anglers. In “By The Way…,” Wisconsin nears the 300,000 deer-harvest mark. Departments – Editorial; Cheers & Jeers; Solunar Tables; Conservation; Ted Trueblood; Hill Country; Endangered Tradition; Bounty; Saltwater Fishing; Fishing; Shooting; Camping; Reader’s Corner; Tap’s Tips; Gun Dogs; Exit, Laughing
Issue: June 1986
Condition: Very Good