Episode 675, Michigan Walleye Fishing with Talkin Fishin's Lance Valentine
Release Date: 02/02/2023
Episode 701, Wrapping Up the Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Escanaba Michigan
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Join us in the Cabin tonight as Danny gives his take on the weekend at the Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Escanaba Michigan. We talk about the vendors, the patrons, the venue and overall excitement of the show. We also talk a little about Mike's trip to the U.P. along with the upcoming firearm deer season.
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Episode 700, The Largest Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Join us tonight in the Cabin as we get the final low down on the largest Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula! Find out what vendors are going to be there and what the show has to offer outdoorsmen and women. Talking with the five people from the Daily Press that is putting on the show Vendors attending Returning vendors What they have to offer patrons Food vendors Things for kids Places to stay in the area
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Episode 699, Deer Season Expectations with Mark Coleman from Indiana
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Talking with UNJ Member Mark Coleman tonight about the work put in this year for the upcoming deer season in Indiana. He gives us the good, the bad and the ugly on what he expects for the upcoming season at the farm. Summer prep this year at the farm Food plots Licking branches, ropes, scrapes The rut and small fawns Predators New blind locations Trailcam Tuesday Hunting season expectations Hunting with his brothers
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Episode 698, Up North Journal gets interviewed by Rachel Barnstrom of the Daily Press in Escanaba
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Join us tonight as we get the tables turned on us here at Up North Journal. Daily Press' Rachel Barnstrom interviews the Up North Journal crew to see what makes them tick. We also get to know why a Jersey girl came to Michigan's upper peninsula via London England.
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Episode 697, What is NW Michigan Fish Camp All About, A Look At The New Gill Net Consent Decree In Michigan
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Join us in the Cabin tonight as we talk with NW Michigan Fishing Club's Tim Hossack about what their club is all about and what they do. He also gives us insight into the gill net consent decree in Michigan and it's potential impacts on our fisheries. What is the NW Michigan Fish Camp? Membership Fishing tournaments Projects Kids Veteran fishing trips Cookouts Gill netting consent decree Insight into the treaty and decree What is the new consent decree What are the potential issues with it How will this affect Michigan fisheries What should fisherman expect to deal with
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Episode 696, Michigan Fisheries Biologist Talks To Us About What Makes The U.P. Fishery Tick
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Join us tonight as we talk with John Bauman a MI DNR Fisheries Biologist about how he helps the Michigan fisheries to thrive in a delicate habitat. He also gives us his background that took him into the position he is in now with the Michigan DNR. John's background and early life How he became a fisheries biologist What does he do as a biologist How does the data he gathers play into the future of the Upper Peninsula's fisheries What are the little things he notices that have an affect on how fish thrive How delicate is the fisheries in Michigan
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Episode 695, GT Rod and Reel's Tungsten Jig Heads and Muskie Lures
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Join the guys tonight as they talk with Gregg Gerke of GT Rod and Reel about his tungsten jig heads and muskie lures. Gregg gives them the lowdown on using his tackle and how to use it. Gregg's background in fishing How the company started How the beginning of the internet played into a successful business model How he began making lures and jig heads What does he offer now to anglers Using ice fishing gear in the summer Looking into the future
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Episode 694, Game and Land Management in a South African Hunting Camp
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Tonight we are discussing some of the unique things game managers do in South Africa to maintain and promote healthy game and non game species for the future. What hunters expect going to Africa What they find when they get there How does hunting success begin before the hunter arrives in South Africa How game managers see the animals they manage Where does it all start Key points to management Maintaining the herds Starting a new herd Bringing a new animal into the area Conditioning a stomach How did Covid affect the management process Looking at the habitat side of mangement Taking care of...
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Episode 693, Apps For Big Water Kayaking and Fishing, Walleye Fishing on Saginaw Bay
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Tonight we take you out on the Big Water! We get to find out how you know when weather conditions are good to hit the open water in a kayak along with a trip on Saginaw Bay to do some walleye fishing. Week of kayaking on big water in northwest Michigan Apps for safety on the water Windfinder App Go Paddling App Paddling Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes Paddling Duck Lake Paddling Lake Dubonett Paddling Glen Lake, Little and Big Fischer Lakes Paddling Crystal River Paddling at sunset on Lake Michigan at Empire Bluffs Visiting Sleeping Bear Dunes on the top side of the dunes Danny takes a...
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Episode 692, Talking Soft Water Fishing Lures with Hudd's Lures' Pat Huddleston
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Join us in the Cabin tonight because it's time to get your fish on! We talk soft water lures with Patrick Huddleston from Hudd's Fishing Lures about what to use on the water along with how he got involved in making fishing lures that you can purchase. How Pat got his start in making fishing lures His childhood fishing experience with his dad How his career in the military gave him the opportunity to fish in different places and how it also gave him time to learn to build his own lures Perfecting his lure building What he learned along the way How Hudd's Lures came into being His first lures...
info_outlineJoin us tonight as we chat with Lance Valentine of Talkin' Fishin'. He is one of Michigan's premier walleye fishermen and is going to talk about some of his best advice for getting started in walleye fishing. He also gives us a sneak peak of his new walleye jig head he helped develop.
Back into show season
- Booth was slammed
- Sold a lot of product
How the idea of Coffee Time with Lance started during Covid.
- Turned into Teachin Fishin
- Bi-weekly show
- Evolved with a whole new group of people interested in fishing
Lance's beginning of fishing
- Cut his teeth on the AuSauble River
- Wanted to make his living fishing
- Fishing the Bay for walleye
- Life took over
- 1996 went tournament fishing
- Started full-time fishing
- Teaching seminars
- Now a charter captain
What is the best advice for a first timer fishing for walleye
- Don't worry too much about the fishing
- Learn where to fish and about the species you're fishing for
- Educate yourself
Fishing location and dates
- Detroit River
- Lake Erie
- Saginaw Bay
- Mullets Lake and others
Talking Sturgeon in the Detroit River
How good is the Detroit River for walleye
New Regulations and how they affect the charter captains
Listen to your charter captain
When to hire a guide
Minimalist fishing
Evolution of an angler
Never let a rod go unused
Biggest walleye and tagged fish
Amount of daylight and moon phase
Charter Captain life vs family life
The new jig head that Lance Developed for river fishing
- Never buy or use a round head jig
- His first developed jig head
- Worked with 2K jigs
- 2nd version
Superstitions and bananas
Are we as conservationists where we need to be or is there more work to be done?