FISHING
64 Playlist Videos
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DISCOVERING | Big Bluegills & Historic Snowstorms
Episode 66 - Ice fishing a tiny lake for giant bluegills when we still had decent ice in December. Bass angler and guide Connor Baccus even reeled ...
January 1, 2024
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DISCOVERING | Fall Smallmouth Bass Fishing
Episode 58 - Catching 20" smallies on the Menominee River with Fall Brian Clairmont of BAC Guide Service and his buddy Jody Korch. On my way back...
November 6, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Ice Fishing for Trout | Maple Bourbon Lake Trout Recipe
Episode 17 - I met up with Steve from the Saturday Sauna Night podcast for a couple days of ice fishing for trout on a couple stocked ponds & lakes...
January 9, 2023
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Copper Country Strawberry Fest | Backwoods Brookies Trolling by Kayak | DISCOVERING
Episode 44 - A successful catch & cook brook trout fishing mission with Steve Hooper. Steve catches the biggest brooke trout I've ever seen in real...
July 24, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Great Lakes Fishing Decree & Wolf Trail Cameras
Episode 56 - I talk to Dave Caroffino, MDNR Fisheries Tribal Coordination Unit Manager, about the 2023 Great Lakes Fishing Decree, the newest fishi...
October 23, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Atlantic Salmon Fishing & Atlantic Salmon Stocking at LSSU
Episode 42 - The U.P. has world-class sport fishing for Atlantic salmon thanks to the Center for Freshwater Research and Education at Lake Superior...
July 10, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Camp Nesbit & Brown Trout Stocking
Episode 35 - We visit Camp Nesbit in the Ottawa National Forest during camp week for 6th grade students in the Western Upper Peninsula. Kids learn ...
May 22, 2023
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DISCOVERING | WI Women Fish on Little Bay De Noc | Ice Climbing at Pictured Rocks
Episode 21 - Climb on! Since it's right here in the U.P., I wanted to try ice climbing so I roped in the TV6 morning news crew, and the Michigan Ic...
February 6, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Stocking Splake in the Porcupine Mountains | Ice Fishing for Splake and Musky
Episode 29 - We follow the Michigan DNR as they stock one of the most remote lakes in Michigan; Mirror Lake in the heart of the Porcupine Mountains...
April 3, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Mushroom Food Plots for Whitetail Deer | Atlantic Salmon Fishing
Episode 50 - Learn all about whitetail deer and mushrooms and step by step how to create a mushroom food plot with Matt Williams of Shiitake Creek ...
September 11, 2023
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Fishing with the Creators of Finn Spoons | Field Judging Black Bears | DISCOVERING
Episode 49 - Tonight we fish the annual South Shore Women's & Kids Tournament with the Finn Tackle Company team, three generations of anglers who c...
September 4, 2023
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Brook Trout Fishing at Bond Falls
Fly fishing for brook trout at Bond Falls on the Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River in the fall with 71-year-old Marty Kiepke.
September 14, 2022
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Giant Pre-spawn Smallmouth Bass in the Keweenaw | DISCOVERING
Episode 36 - An awesome day of spring prespawn smallmouth bass fishing in the Keweenaw Peninsula with guide Connor Baccus. We caught a ton of fish!...
May 29, 2023
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Lake Gogebic Jumbo Perch - Ice Fishing
Ice fishing for jumbo perch on Lake Gogebic with Justin Soffa of Just Fish Guide Services.
September 15, 2022
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DISCOVERING | 2022 DNR Wolf Survey | Teal Lake Ice Fishing Derby
Episode 23 - Interview with Michigan DNR Wildlife Biologist Brian Roell about the results of the 2022 Wolf Survey. We talk numbers, carrying capaci...
February 20, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Backpacking & Brookies
Episode 54 - What started as an adventure to follow Ernest Hemingway's footsteps and fish and hike the Fox River Pathway, turned into a 3-day, 27.5...
October 9, 2023
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Discovering Snapshot | Trout Unlimited Stream Restoration on the Trout Creek
Trout Unlimited Stream Restoration on the Trout Creek. Check out this giant culvert to help the brookies swim upstream! Watch the whole story here...
December 28, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Jimmy Houston in the U.P. & Richard P. Smith's New Book & Deer Eating Mushrooms
Episode 48 - Tonight we have a couple outdoor legends on the show! Outdoor writer Richard P. Smith talks about walking with whitetails and the mush...
August 28, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Lake Trout Fishing on Lake Superior with Rainbow Charters
We're on two lake trout charter fishing trips. One from last year with Rainbow Charters out of Grand Marais, and another one from over 10 years ago...
August 21, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Trout Unlimited Stream Restoration & ATV Camping to Michigan State Parks & More
Episode 46 - First up we take an ATV camping trip to Twin Lakes and Baraga State Parks in the Western Upper Peninsula. This is one of the MI-TRALE ...
August 7, 2023
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DISCOVERING | King Salmon Fishing x 2 | 2023 Black Bear Hunting Regulation Changes
Episode 41 - King salmon fishing on Lake Michigan with Yooper Outdoors #906 plus a few behind the scenes clips of my own king salmon fishing trip t...
July 3, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Fin Fatale | Keweenaw Boat Tours
Episode 40 - I join the Fin Fatale team for the Keweenaw Bay Classic, the only all-female boat out of 141 boats entered in the tournament. See how ...
June 26, 2023
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PFOS in Smelt & Smelt Consumption Advisory Interviews
For tonight's "Discovering" episode on the rainbow smelt decline and consumption advisory I interviewed an expert on the chemical contaminants PFAS...
May 16, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Lake Superior Smelt Decline & 1800's Log Dam Trout Habitat
Episode 34 - Tonight we talk to experts about the decline of the rainbow smelt population in Lake Superior, the consumption advisory on them and wh...
May 16, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Abandoned Radar Base in the Keweenaw | Walleye Fishing the Bay of Green Bay
Episode 33 - We tour the abandoned Calumet Air Force Station, a Cold War era radar base tucked away on top of a mountain in the Keweenaw Peninsula....
May 1, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Early Spring Walleyes on the Menominee River
Episode 31 - It's great to be back on a boat! We hit the Menominee River on the border of the U.P. and Wisconsin as soon as the ice was off, for so...
April 17, 2023
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DISCOVERING | Fish Habitat & Salamanders & Snow
Episode 27 - A variety of stories from across the U.P. for you today! First we talk about the upcoming blue-spotted salamander migration in Marquet...
March 20, 2023
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Lake Gogebic Jumbo Perch with The Fallen Outdoors | DISCOVERING
Episode 24 - On a mission to catch jumbo perch with The Fallen Outdoors, an all-veteran, nationwide, volunteer organization that connects veterans ...
February 27, 2023
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Veterans Ice Fishing Weekend | DISCOVERING
Episode 19 - On the ice with a group of Navy veterans and friends for a successful weekend of walleye and pike fishing in the Curtis area.
January 23, 2023
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Walleyes for Breakfast
Back on the ice in Curtis, Michigan for an early morning of walleye fishing with Yooper Outdoors #906
December 15, 2022
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DISCOVERING - River Camping, Trout Fishing & Michigan DNR Updates
Episode 006 - Dad and I do an overnight trip along a river for some camping and fishing. A great backdrop to cook up some bear burger from my bear ...
October 24, 2022
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DISCOVERING - Fly Fishing for Trout
Episode 005 - Brian is back with a great show. Join Chris and Jason from Caddis Shack Guide Service for a day of river fly fishing for trout.
October 17, 2022
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DISCOVERING | Fall Lake Trout on Lake Superior & Fall Color ATV Ride
Episode 3 - A successful evening of fall lake trout fishing off the coast of the Porcupine Mountains and the 2022 MI-TRALE Fall Color Senior Ride, ...
October 3, 2022
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King Salmon Fishing with Yooper Outdoors #906
King Salmon fishing in Lake Michigan with fishing guide and captain John Rahn from Yooper Outdoors #906
September 15, 2022
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Spring Trout Fishing with Keweenaw Charters
Fishing with Travis and Jane White of Keweenaw Charters for early spring trout along the Lake Superior shoreline.
September 15, 2022
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Curtis Elementary Ice Fishing Day
John Rahn of Yooper Outdoors takes 100 elementary kids ice fishing for a day and shows them how to clean a northern pike.
September 14, 2022
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DISCOVERING | Lake Gogebic Walleyes
Episode 68 - Chasing flags on ice-covered Lake Gogebic for walleyes plus a few bonus jumbo perch. Guide Justin Soffa and crew give us some tips on ...
January 15, 2024
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DISCOVERING | Fishing with Women on Ice | Finding Shed Antlers
Episode 70 - On the hard water with Wisconsin Women Fish & Women on Ice here in the U.P. The group's theme for 2024 is "up it up a notch" to teach ...
January 29, 2024
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DISCOVERING | Backyard Bird Count, Ice Fish Little Bay de Noc & Sauna on the Shores of Lake Superior
Episode 73 - A mixed bag of stories tonight! Dad and I take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count (I didn't do a great job). Ice fishing Little Bay...
February 19, 2024
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DISCOVERING | Curtis Kids' Fish Coop - 1,000+ Rainbow Trout Under the Ice!!
Episode 74 - It wouldn't hurt us to go to Curtis, and the Curtis Lions Kid's Fish Coop, where 1,000+ rainbow trout are stocked under the ice for ki...
February 26, 2024
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DISCOVERING | New Fishing Regulations, Mild Winter Effects, Steelhead, Smelt Report & More
Episode 82 - I talk to the Michigan DNR about possible effects of our mild winter on our fisheries both inland and Lake Superior, and what they are...
April 22, 2024
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DISCOVERING | Liquid Freedom: Paddling the Lake Superior Shoreline | Sucker Netting & Pickling
Episode 84 - We're pickling suckers, but first we need to net them! One of the most entertaining fishing stories I've filmed! Dean Juntunen compl...
May 6, 2024
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Fishing Derby & Camp Josh Fishing Event | DISCOVERING
Episode 90 - Fishing, fishing and more fishing tonight! Camp Josh, a non-profit organization who helps people with special needs get outdoors, host...
June 17, 2024
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Keweenaw Walleye Fishing & Sylvania Wilderness Bass Fishing | DISCOVERING
Episode 91 - Catching monster walleyes with a couple of other outdoors writers on the Portage-Torch Lake Waterway in the Keweenaw Peninsula, thanks...
June 24, 2024
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Sunrise Brook Trout | DISCOVERING Snapshot
Good Morning my Favorite Yoopers (displaced and wanna-be Yoopers)! Last Monday, the "Discovering" program was interrupted by a Presidential address...
July 8, 2024
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New Deer Hunting Regulations & Fly Fishing for Pike | DISCOVERING
Episode 94 - The Natural Resources Commission recently voted on regulation changes for the 2024 deer season and there aren't many changes in the U....
July 22, 2024
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Fly Fishing For Pike
A rustic lakeside log cabin, a canoe and a tackle box full of lead-free flies. What more do you need? Drew Youngedyke shares his story of his great...
July 25, 2024
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Jigging for Lake Trout & Yooperlites | DISCOVERING
Episode 95 - Jigging for lake trout on Lake Superior with John Rahn of Yooper Outdoors #906. We caught 7 limits of lakers in one morning! I had J...
August 5, 2024
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AUGUST 12 SHOW TEASER | DISCOVERING
Good Morning! Here's a preview of tonight's show featuring a women's tournament day at the 3rd Annual Dick Ranguette Salmon Derby plus a great morn...
August 12, 2024
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South Shore Veterans Fishing Event & Fairport Salmon Derby | DISCOVERING
Episode 96 - First I'm at the 3rd Annual Dick Ranguette Salmon Derby for their women's fishing day. I joined the organizer and a team of ladies for...
August 12, 2024
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New Kayak Fishing Guide & Trail Camera System | DISCOVERING
Episode 97 - Fishing for smallmouth bass on a beautiful lake in the central Upper Peninsula using motorized kayaks. Guide Corie Berrigan also gives...
August 19, 2024
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DISCOVERING | Yooper Side-by-Side Shotgun Classic | Deertrack Archery Range
Episode 99 - A few different stories tonight! First up, the 4th annual Yooper Side-by-Side Classic at the Negaunee Rod & Gun Club. Then a look at t...
September 2, 2024
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DISCOVERING | Michigan Youth Deer Hunt & Lake Superior Safari
Episode 103 - On Lake Superior with a first timer to our favorite freshwater sea. Warren owns a safari company in South Africa and is here in the U...
September 30, 2024
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DISCOVERING | New Woods Cop Book & Electrofishing Survey
Episode 105 - I sit down with Joseph Heywood, author of the Woods Cop mystery novels to talk about the series and the latest book released last mon...
October 14, 2024
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DISCOVERING | Fall Fly Fishing for Brook Trout, NRC Meeting & DNR Updates on Wolf & Moose Surveys
Episode 106 - A peaceful fall day on the river fly fishing for brook trout with Marty, who has been fishing this stream for over 60 years. Plus a ...
October 21, 2024
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DISCOVERING | Behind the Scenes on the Kiyi; Lake Superior's Research Vessel
Episode 47 - On this episode we board the research vessel Kiyi, the U.S. Geological Survey ship that conducts fisheries research on Lake Superior. ...
August 14, 2023
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DISCOVERING | U.P. Hunter Brings Home a Massive Bull Elk , Ice Fishing Outdoor Skills Academy
Episode 117 - Sometimes Yoopers have to cross the bridge to hunt big game not found in the U.P. - like the once in a lifetime chance to hunt a Mich...
January 6, 2025
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DISCOVERING | Virtual Ice Fishing Tourney, Lake Gogebic Walleye Slot Limit Meeting, Tame Grouse
Episode 120 - A few different stories tonight! First, the DNR held a public input meeting on proposed slot limit regulations on Lake Gogebic, which...
January 27, 2025
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DISCOVERING | Lake Gogebic Jumbo Perch, Big Bucks, VFW Deer Feed
Episode 121 - Three stories tonight! First we go ice fishing for jumbo yellow perch, aka teeter pigs, on Lake Gogebic with guide Justin Soffa. Then...
February 3, 2025
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Spearing Through the Ice for Northern Pike | DISCOVERING
One of tonight's stories - I hit the ice with Chris Schroeder of Unpopular Outdoors to learn about spearing through the ice for northern pike.
February 17, 2025
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DISCOVERING | Local Ski Jumping Legend, Spearing Northern Pike
Episode 123 - Interview with 87-year-old Willie Erickson of Iron Mountain to hear stories about his glory days as an Olympic athlete, 3 time U.S. N...
February 24, 2025
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DISCOVERING | Ski Jumping, Lake Superior Ice Fishing, ABR Ski Trails Update
Episode 125 - On tonight's show we check out the 2025 FIS Continental Cup Ski Jumping Tournament at Pine Mountain, in Iron Mountain, and see the bi...
March 10, 2025
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DISCOVERING | Talking Turkey & Last Ice Fishing Trip
Episode 129 - The spring turkey season is just around the corner so I talk turkey 101 with avid turkey hunter Ryan McGillviray of the Michigan DNR....
April 7, 2025
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Catching Big Perch in the Wilcraft on Little Bay de Noc
A quick, fun perch fishing story to finish the ice fishing season. In case you missed it, this was the last segment on last week's show! Thank you ...
April 14, 2025