It is that time of the year when new people are searching this site for information on fishing Quetico and the Boundary Waters. In the past I have offered to share my fishing articles with the folks on this forum. If you would like to read any of the following articles, just send me an email at - queticomike@yahoo.com - and request the articles you are interested in reading. Good luck this year!

Article listing:

Grand Slam Lures - an article about basic lures for the 4 major fish species

Zulu Magic - fishing soft plastic jerk baits for smallmouth bass

Tubing smallmouth - fishing for smallmouth bass with tube baits in late summer

Bronze trophy - fishing for big smallmouth and the different phases of the fishing seasons

Topwater smallmouth - topwater lure fishing for smallmouth bass

Wake bait - smallmouth wake bait fishing

Fall fishing - for the 4 major fish species

Summer fishing - for the 4 major fish species

If you have any questions, just send me an email.

I can be followed on Instagram @queticomike

Thanks, Mike, for doing this. Before every trip I read your Zulu Magic article that you emailed to me many years ago. Your articles have certainly improved my fishing, but my buddy still out-fishes me 5-1 :-)

johno: "Thanks, Mike, for doing this. Before every trip I read your Zulu Magic article that you emailed to me many years ago. Your articles have certainly improved my fishing, but my buddy still out-fishes me 5-1 :-)"

Sorry to hear that! If you ever have any questions feel free to ask! Better luck next trip!

Mike,
I've got to say thanks to you for doing this every year. I started fishing Zulu's about 10 years ago after reading about your technique here. My group went in on Crab and on into Cummings. On Crab passing through I caught my first 20" smallmouth. By Cummings I had caught dozens of small mouth and everyone else was nearly skunked and in shock. I showed them what i was doing as we ate lunch on the portage at Cummings and i caught 5 fish in a row from the end of the portage. Then i told them that I had brought enough tackle for everyone. I had a hard time explaining that they needed to do the entire system. Everyone wanted to just hook the Zulu on a jig or whatever. As they finally figured it out We caught so many smallmouth!
Several years later we took an absolute fishing newbie (walmart pole and everything). On the second day i taught him how to rig the Zulu. He ended up with a grandslam and all 4 species were on the Zulu. Your info made his trip too.
Again, thanks for constantly sharing your knowledge to all of us. While i know i will never equal your results I'm a way happier fisherman using your techniques.

Mike,
I've got to say thanks to you for doing this every year. I started fishing Zulu's about 10 years ago after reading about your technique here. My group went in on Crab and on into Cummings. On Crab passing through I caught my first 20" smallmouth. By Cummings I had caught dozens of small mouth and everyone else was nearly skunked and in shock. I showed them what i was doing as we ate lunch on the portage at Cummings and i caught 5 fish in a row from the end of the portage. Then i told them that I had brought enough tackle for everyone. I had a hard time explaining that they needed to do the entire system. Everyone wanted to just hook the Zulu on a jig or whatever. As they finally figured it out We caught so many smallmouth!
Several years later we took an absolute fishing newbie (walmart pole and everything). On the second day i taught him how to rig the Zulu. He ended up with a grandslam and all 4 species were on the Zulu. Your info made his trip too.
Again, thanks for constantly sharing your knowledge to all of us. While i know i will never equal your results I'm a way happier fisherman using your techniques.

redbeardcanoeworks: "Mike,
I've got to say thanks to you for doing this every year. I started fishing Zulu's about 10 years ago after reading about your technique here. My group went in on Crab and on into Cummings. On Crab passing through I caught my first 20" smallmouth. By Cummings I had caught dozens of small mouth and everyone else was nearly skunked and in shock. I showed them what i was doing as we ate lunch on the portage at Cummings and i caught 5 fish in a row from the end of the portage. Then i told them that I had brought enough tackle for everyone. I had a hard time explaining that they needed to do the entire system. Everyone wanted to just hook the Zulu on a jig or whatever. As they finally figured it out We caught so many smallmouth!
Several years later we took an absolute fishing newbie (walmart pole and everything). On the second day i taught him how to rig the Zulu. He ended up with a grandslam and all 4 species were on the Zulu. Your info made his trip too.
Again, thanks for constantly sharing your knowledge to all of us. While i know i will never equal your results I'm a way happier fisherman using your techniques.
"

That is what it is all about for me! Helping out my fellow fisherman! I always say Go out there and make a difference today! You never know how many people you influence over the years and always love to hear from people letting me know I made a difference! Tight lines brother! Good luck this year!