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"What’s in the water"- Clue in on the bait, to find more fish!
By Wade Watson "Kab Kid" Recently I was talking about fishing northern Minnesota’s Lake Kabetogama with a fellow fisherman, and he said...
Wade Watson
Feb 228 min read
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Lake Data, DNR catch-rates, YCI (year class index) for Kabetogama and Namakan
As a fishing guide I am interested in the health and status of our fishery on Kabetogama and the Namakan Basin (Crane, Sand Point,...
Wade Watson
Feb 186 min read
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Bugs, rain, weather and Kabetogama Fishing...
Wade Watson, local guide is giving you a fishing report for June 22nd and days surrounding this timeframe. Weather- rain and wind has...
Wade Watson
Jun 22, 20242 min read
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Kabetogama "Fishing Update" June 14th/15th-
Guide Wade Watson "Kab Fishing" gives you the weekly update. Lake Kabetogama is blossoming into the summer season. Fishing has been...
Wade Watson
Jun 14, 20242 min read
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Kab Fishing June 7th week...
Let's start with a quick mention that there is a lot of boats on the water this week. Wind and rain did not keep this week's fisherman...
Wade Watson
Jun 7, 20242 min read
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Kab Fishing: End of May-early June
Water is warming, levels are rising, and fish are biting almost as well as the mosquitos, must be early June. Kabetogama is drying off a...
Wade Watson
May 31, 20242 min read
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Memorial Weekend just ahead...
Kabetogama/Namakan fishing report from Wade Watson (Voyageurs Adventures/Kabfishing) Wet and windy is how i would describe the latest...
Wade Watson
May 24, 20242 min read
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Kab Opening Weekend...results, thoughts....
Not sure how many people sent me messages or stopped me asking "how was opener?" Well...opener is more than the fishing to me! Opener is...
Wade Watson
May 14, 20242 min read
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Best Fishing Knots: Braid and Mono
Palomar Knot: this is my go-to knot unless the eye is extremely small. Why do I like this knot...because it works for BOTH mono and...
Wade Watson
May 1, 20242 min read
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Spring Walleye Patterns from the Pros...
Tom Boley: Walleye NOW video link: https://youtu.be/sMlyzzyRe44 BEST spring fishing tips: https://youtu.be/itSDhL9Jerg Spring Walleye...
Wade Watson
Apr 23, 20241 min read
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5 ways to put your minnow on your jig...
Ever cast your jig and your minnow flew off? Well, speaking from experience...here are some great links and articles to improve using...
Wade Watson
Apr 23, 20241 min read
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Funny, and Fun Fact of Minnesota Fishing...
Fish and fishing: Fish and fishing | Minnesota DNR (state.mn.us) Anglers and waters Licensed anglers: about 1.4 million Fishable lakes:...
Wade Watson
Apr 23, 20248 min read
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Learning the Lake: Kabetogama's "Tom Cod Bay"
In the summer of 1993, I made a call to Harmony Beach resort and spoke with Tim Watson. Our college newspaper had a summer job on Lake...
Wade Watson
Mar 22, 20243 min read
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Sold for fish...or for the fisherman.
So many "new" baits, is your goto a "jig and minnow"- mine too but let's look at 5 lures/baits or methods to put more...
Wade Watson
Mar 20, 20248 min read
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Spring Walleye Patterns
Spring Patterns- “what will early ice out do?” By Wade Watson “Kab Kid” Walleyes spawn in spring, but “spring” in your backyard might...
Wade Watson
Mar 20, 20246 min read
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Lake Kabetogama-"Cab-ah-toe-ga-ma" or simply "Kab"- get to know why we love this lake!
Kabetogama Lake can be accessed by the gateway communities of Kabetogama and Ash River. Kabetogama Lake is 15 miles long and 25,760...
Wade Watson
Mar 8, 20246 min read
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Conversation with MN DNR-International Falls-fisheries on health of walleyes in Kabetogama/Namakan...and more!
If you did not know this...I'm a bit of a fishing nerd. I love fishing (and fish), i watch fishing programs, I love to read fishing...
Wade Watson
Feb 24, 20245 min read
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2024 "opener"- slot sizes - fish I.D and more...
Minnesota fishing opener 2024 is Saturday, May 11th Walleye/Sauger Limit: Walleye and Sauger: Combined possession limit six, only four...
Wade Watson
Feb 21, 20243 min read
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Lake Kabetogama- History
"Sugarbush" island in the middle of Kabetogama is part of the Watson heritage. My aunt and uncle (Tim & Char Watson) owned an island...
Wade Watson
Feb 10, 20241 min read
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Humminbird Insight-
I know a bit more than the basics of running depth/fish sonars, but often I'm trying to find the latest info on technology in the...
Wade Watson
Feb 10, 20241 min read
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