Rick Bramwell

Perfect Storm For Fishing Small Lakes

The perfect storm is brewing for local ponds and small development lakes. I was writing this column in the fall of 1977. The conditions are the same now as they were then. After Sunday’s Colts […]
Small Ponds For Redear and Bass
Rick Bramwell

Small Ponds For Redear and Bass

This summer, instead of fishing Geist Reservoir, I’ve been angling in small ponds for redear and bass. I’ve almost concluded that when I was wrong, I was right, and when I changed to right, I […]
Indiana Deer Herd EHD and CWD
Rick Bramwell

Indiana Deer Herd EHD and CWD

I’m getting positive reports that our Hoosier deer herd is on the upswing. A disease called EHD has killed many deer over the past twenty years. It is caused by a mite bite that gives […]
Do Fish Get Sunburned
Rick Bramwell

Do Fish Get Sunburned

Look for Shade in the Summer Many years ago, I read an article about fish getting sunburned. This week, I went to YouTube to find more. I have had good luck playing fronts and the […]
Rick Bramwell

Kentucky Redear

The Redear Grass Ain’t Always Greener Often, the grass seems greener someplace else. Eighteen years ago, I caught a big mess of redear sunfish on Kentucky Lake. Since then, fishing has declined with the invasion […]
Indiana stae record smallmouth bass
Rick Bramwell

Indiana State Record Smallmouth

New Indiana Smallmouth Bass State Record Rex Remington, age 60, is retiring from his manufacturing engineering job this spring. However, he was not going to wait until then to go fishing. Remington was quick out […]
Take Kids Rabbit Hunting
Rick Bramwell

Take Kids Rabbit Hunting

You Never Know When You Will Make a Difference- Take a Kid Hunting Hunting rabbits on your own and with a beagle might seem similar, but they are two different sports. Without a dog, there […]
Food Plots and Bait Piles for Deer
Rick Bramwell

Food Plots and Bait Piles for Deer

Some states allow for baiting of deer. Bait piles for deer include sugar beets, cabbage, apples, pears, just about anything sweet or green. Food plots for deer are also used as deer magnets. Corn, soybeans, […]
Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area sandhill cranes
Rick Bramwell

Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area

Sandhill Cranes and Indiana This cool weather has put wildlife on the move. Bow-benders are killing some big bucks, and sandhill cranes are beginning to migrate. When viewing sandhills, there is no better state than […]
redear year round Giest reservoir
Rick Bramwell

Targeting Redear Sunfish Year Round

I have compiled all the research from the last three years of pursuing the redear sunfish. I’ve considered everyone’s input and have experimented a lot. Last Friday, I put the cherry on the banana split. […]