Present at and winner of the very first MWC tournament in 1983, angler extraordinaire Mike McClelland has shaped the face of modern competitive walleye angling. With a humble personality and desire to share his knowledge with others, Mike has won countless friends and fans along the road as he criss-crossed the nation giving seminars, often times with his partner-in-crime, Bob Probst Sr.

Mike is no stranger to a television camera, has published multiple books, and stood on the winner's podium at many tournaments. He's an angler with a track record most will never touch...but you'd never know it by casual acquaintance.

That's why you need to listen in on the visit he and MWO Associate Editor Dave Csanda recently had.

Download this episode Imagine the fishing world without planer boards? For those of us who troll on a regular basis, it's almost impossible. But as with every great and useful piece of equipment, someone had to conceive of the idea, then build it...then build it again and again until they finally reach an iteration that does what they intended. For planer boards, that guy was Gary Gehrman. Like most anglers, Gary got hooked on fishing early in life, but he was never content with the status quo. When he figured out how to catch suspended fish in the middle of what seemed to be an angler's no-man's-land, people began taking notice. Listen to the entire story on this month's podcast and we think you'll end up with a deeper appreciation for the online planer board and the man that caused that wake almost 40 years ago. Subscribe on iTunes! Listen on iHeart Radio! Listen on Stitcher! Important Links If you enjoyed this podcast, check out this podcast with Gary Klein! Follow MidWest Outdoors on social media Facebook: facebook.com/midwestoutdoorstvTwitter: @MWOutdoor: twitter.com/MWOutdoorInstagram: instagram.com/MWOutdoorMidWest Outdoors YouTube: our YouTube ChannelMidWest Outdoors eNewsletter: free subscription Order MidWest Outdoors magazine subscription: 800-606-3474 Discover our Key Connections! Ray Eye, Eyes on the Outdoors Radio: Listen Live or On Demand Julie McQueen, Fitness for the Field Julie McQueen Facebook Page Instagram: @julesmcqueen Northwest Ontario Fishing: northwestontario.com 800-665-7567 or [email protected] (great resource for customs info!) Pheasants Forever Target Walleye: targetwalleye.com Tim Kjellesvik: The Thinking Woodsman

Download this episode Jason Mitchell in his own words Pick an interview with any professional angler and you'll be hard pressed to come away with more helpful information, explained in simple English, than what you're about to hear from Jason Mitchell. He might not be the most famous fisherman, but he might be the most thoughtful, and he has an undeniable gift for teaching us how to catch fish. More from Jason, right here and right now... Subscribe on iTunes! Listen on iHeart Radio! Listen on Stitcher! Important Links Follow MidWest Outdoors on social media Facebook: facebook.com/midwestoutdoorstvTwitter: @MWOutdoor: twitter.com/MWOutdoorInstagram: instagram.com/MWOutdoorMidWest Outdoors YouTube: our YouTube ChannelMidWest Outdoors eNewsletter: free subscription Order MidWest Outdoors magazine subscription: 800-606-3474 Discover our Key Connections! Ray Eye, Eye on the Outdoors Radio: Listen Live or On Demand Julie McQueen, Fitness for the Field Julie McQueen Facebook Page Instagram: @julesmcqueen Northwest Ontario Fishing: northwestontario.com 800-665-7567 or [email protected] (great resource for customs info!) Pheasants Forever Target Walleye: targetwalleye.com Tim Kjellesvik: The Thinking Woodsman

Download this episode Who doesn't want to fish for a living? Dan Sura did and is one of the rare individuals who made it happen and parlayed his passion for fishing into a career. Join us on this month's show and listen in as Dan talks about what it took (and what it takes) to make it in the fishing communications business. Spoiler alert, it's not all crankbaits and monofilament: Sura had to master an interdisciplinary set of skills to find success in a highly competitive field. His story begins in the pages of the June, 2018 edition of MidWest Outdoors, but you get the rest of the story here, in his own words... Subscribe on iTunes! Listen on iHeart Radio! Listen on Stitcher! Important Links Follow MidWest Outdoors on social media Facebook: facebook.com/midwestoutdoorstvTwitter: @MWOutdoor: twitter.com/MWOutdoorInstagram: instagram.com/MWOutdoorMidWest Outdoors YouTube: YouTube ChannelMidWest Outdoors eNewsletter: free subscription Order MidWest Outdoors magazine subscription: 800-606-3474

Download this episode Dick 'the Griz' Grzywinski in his own words We love characters on this show, and the man we meet today fits the bill in ALL CAPS. They call him the Griz and he's famous for catching more fish on a day in and day out basis than maybe anybody ever has. He performs these fish-catching feats in urban areas and wilderness waters and guides on lakes he's never seen… and there's only one guy like him that we've ever come across. This story begins in the May, 2018 issue of MidWest Outdoors. The conversation takes place in Griz's basement, seated on creaky chairs that create ambiance that just seems to fit. As we leave the printed page and pick up the trail here, this grizzled legend of the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame and national Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame tells us what it was like to live through what we now call the modern fishing revolution, and how his approach to the sport was shaped by those years. It's all stored up there in his head and it was fun to get him talking about it, and we're excited to present the Griz, in his own words. Subscribe on iTunes! Listen on iHeart Radio! Listen on Stitcher! Important Links Follow MidWest Outdoors on social media Facebook: facebook.com/midwestoutdoorstvTwitter: @MWOutdoor: twitter.com/MWOutdoorInstagram: instagram.com/MWOutdoorMidWest Outdoors YouTube: our YouTube ChannelMidWest Outdoors eNewsletter: free subscription Order MidWest Outdoors magazine subscription: 800-606-3474 Discover our Key Connections! Ray Eye, Eye on the Outdoors Radio: Listen Live or On Demand Julie McQueen, Fitness for the Field Julie McQueen Facebook Page Instagram: @julesmcqueen Northwest Ontario Fishing: northwestontario.com 800-665-7567 or [email protected] (great resource for customs info!) Pheasants Forever Target Walleye: targetwalleye.com Tim Kjellesvik: The Thinking Woodsman

Our conversation with Larry Dahlberg about his life as an angler in the fishing industry was just too expansive to fit into the March 2018 edition of MidWest Outdoors Magazine...so it continues here. Listen in as Larry visits with us about the opportunities he's had to fish exotic (and often dangerous) locations as well as his passion for creating new baits.

An accomplished craftsman, Larry shares resources for any aspiring angler to create their own fish-catching lures. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and give it a listen!

Download this episode Fifty years ago, no one would have guessed that a high school track coach and a first grade teacher would forever change the way outdoorsmen and women in the MidWest would access hunting and fishing information. There were precious few sources for solid how-to outdoors information. Enter Gene and Gail Laulunen. From a makeshift publishing office in their suburban home to a steal-of-a-deal on an office building where a murder occurred (you read that right), MidWest Outdoors has grown substantially in those 50 years. Today, we're a multimedia company reaching thousands of passionate individuals in the outdoor community on a daily basis. No matter the platform however, the heart has always been the same. Hear how "Helping You Enjoy the Outdoors" got its start in this visit with Gene and Gail Laulunen, the pioneers of MidWest Outdoors. This conversation is a keeper. Subscribe on iTunes! Listen on iHeart Radio! Listen on Stitcher! Important Links Follow MidWest Outdoors on social media Facebook: facebook.com/midwestoutdoorstvTwitter: @MWOutdoor: twitter.com/MWOutdoorInstagram: instagram.com/MWOutdoorMidWest Outdoors YouTube: our YouTube ChannelMidWest Outdoors eNewsletter: free subscription Order MidWest Outdoors magazine subscription: 800-606-3474 Discover our Key Connections! Ray Eye, Eyes on the Outdoors Radio: Listen Live or On Demand Julie McQueen, Fitness for the Field Julie McQueen Facebook Page Instagram: @julesmcqueen Northwest Ontario Fishing: northwestontario.com 800-665-7567 or [email protected] (great resource for customs info!) Pheasants Forever Target Walleye: targetwalleye.com Tim Kjellesvik: The Thinking Woodsman

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