Game & Fish East

Every month in Game & Fish, you'll discover the best hotspots throughout your region for hunting and fishing. We'll also bring you your state's latest outdoor news, plus plenty of how-to tactics and special strategies designed to make you a more successful hunter and angler

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Game & Fish East

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MOON TIMES

LOADED FOR BLACK BEAR • TO DOWN BRUINS ETHICALLY, EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY, ENSURE YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT GUN AND AMMUNITION COMBINATION.

SPIN TO WIN • SPINNING GEAR IS IDEAL WHEN TARGETING TROUT.

LESSONS LEARNED • TIPS AND TRICKS FROM EXPERTS IMPROVE YOUR EFFICIENCY IN THE OUTDOORS.

ACCESSING PRIVATE HUNTING LAND • FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR LANDOWNERS ARE KEY TO ENSURING MORE HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES.

LOOMING LARGE • THE WILD WOODLANDS AROUND HIGH LEVEL, ALBERTA, ARE HOME TO BLACK BEARS OF INCREDIBLE SIZE, STEALTH AND, AT TIMES, SPUNK.

ANYTIME, ANYWHERE • DIGITAL ACCESS NOW INCLUDED WITH YOUR PAID SUBSCRIPTION!

BEAR NECESSITIES • Take good gear for Alberta bruins.

BACKWOODS BASECAMP • Ample creature comforts may come as a surprise at these remote quarters for bear hunters.

AROUND THE EAST • A SAMPLING OF THE REGION’S BEST HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES THIS MONTH

TIGHT QUARTERS • HOW TO PRESENT A FLY WHEN A TRADITIONAL CAST IS OUT OF THE QUESTION

Swim LESSONS • THE SWIM JIG IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE—AND UNDER-UTILIZED—BAITS FOR SHALLOW-WATER BASS.

TACKLE TALK • Rod, reel and line recommendations for swim

CHAIN GANG • CHAIN PICKEREL MAY NOT GET THE RESPECT THAT OTHER GAMEFISH DO, BUT THIS PROLIFIC BRAWLER PROVIDES FAST AND FURIOUS ACTION WHEREVER IT SWIMS.

PIKE OR PICKEREL? • Visual cues to help tell the two species apart

PICKEREL HOT SPOTS • A selection of the best chain pickerel waters across the region

TURKEY TALK • COAXING A GOBBLER INTO SHOOTING RANGE REQUIRES A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF ITS DAILY ROUTINE—AND SAYING THE RIGHT THING AT THE RIGHT TIME.

WANDERING ’EYES • WHERE TO FIND POST-SPAWN WALLEYES AND HOW TO CONVINCE THEM TO BITE

RUDEE! RUDEE! RUDEE! • WHAT THIS LITTLE INLET SOUTH OF VIRGINIA BEACH LACKS IN SIZE, IT MORE THAN MAKES UP FOR IN VARIETY OF GAME FISH.

AREA ATTRACTIONS • Things to see and do when not on the water

STRIKING GOLD • AT LA ZONA ON THE URUGUAY RIVER, MENACING DORADO WITH MONSTER MAWS TEST THE STRENGTH OF BOTH TACKLE AND ANGLERS.

TRIP PLANNER • La Zona Fishing Lodge is just 5 minutes from dorado.

BEYOND THE BEATEN WATER • A CREATIVE KAYAK LAUNCH IS OFTEN A BIG PART OF PLUCKING BASS FROM HARD-TO-ACCESS PONDS AND LAKES.

SAFE TRANSPORT • Kayaks ride easy on this trailer from Yakima.

FIT FOR FISHING • WHETHER YOU FOCUS ON LAKES OR RIVERS, FRESHWATER OR THE SALT, THERE ARE KAYAK MODELS DESIGNED TO MEET YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS.

ESSENTIAL ACCESSORIES • Make your ’yak more fishable with these add-ons.

FEAR, PRIDE AND NAPS • SOMETIMES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH TAKING A SNOOZE.