On this week’s show, we’re talking to a good friend of ours who tells us about surviving a bear attack. Cory Loeffler now lives in Alaska, and we’re fortunate he lived to tell this story on the air. He tells us what he was up to, what he did to make it out alive, and just how fast things can happen in the Alaskan wilderness. Bret Amundson and Dan Amundson start the show talking about the MN DNR duck population survey, and Dan gets derailed by a certain YouTube video.
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Week 728: He Can’t Stop Winning Fishing Tournaments
Thursday, August 20, 2026 • Duration 02:03:07
On this week’s show, we’re joined by the hottest tournament fisherman out there right now. Randy Topper is our guest, and he talks about his National Walleye Tour win, the Grand Rapids Shootout win, the Lund Mania win, and more. We ask Randy about the future of co-anglers, live weigh-ins and more. Bret and Dan start the show talking about the good news for the Boundary Waters, an EHD breakout in Wisconsin, Pelican bands and more. Joe Henry closes out the show with the latest from Lake of the Woods including the results from the most recent tournament up there.
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Week 727: What Are the Benefits of Lithium Batteries?
Thursday, August 13, 2026 • Duration 01:14:24
Lithium batteries have changed the game. How have they done it and what are the benefits that you can actually get by using them? We asked Kyle Koisti from Norsk Lithium to come on the show and do a deep dive into lithium. Joe Henry talks about the big bags from the recent MTT tourney on Lake of the Woods, some upcoming events and what big names spoke at Tom Neustrom’s funeral.
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Week 726: URGENT ACTION Needed to Protect Duck Hunting
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 • Duration 01:31:56
While we were up north, a new threat to duck hunting emerged, so when we got home we recorded and released this podcast as soon as we could, because there is urgent action needed to protect duck hunting. Wetlands that were protected in easements from the US Fish and Wildlife Service are now threatened by a potential change to regulations around land tiling. These wetlands are crucial for duck habitat and production, and without them our birds could be in trouble. Scott Stephens from Ducks Unlimited joins the show and gives us all the details on the issue and what we all need to do to help protect ducks and geese. Bret Amundson asks Scott his opinion on Minnesota exploring a 3 duck splash bag limit and other concerns around the waterfowl hunting world. Bret and Dan Amundson tell some stories about their fishing trip to the Yukon. A deer tested positive for CWD in the Twin Cities, and Joe Henry has the latest fishing report from Lake of the Woods.
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On this week’s show, we’re talking crappies with Goose Gutzman. Goose is known as the Crappie Whisperer, so we pick his brain on where to look and what to use for crappies. He also talks about how he likes to cook them and why he loves crappies so much. Joe Henry checks in and talks about summer fishing at Lake of the Woods, including how unique you can make your own trip.
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On this week’s show, we’re talking about going fishing in the Yukon. Todd Collins from Wolf Lake Wilderness Lodge joins the show and talks to Bret Amundson and Dan Amundson about what they can expect on their upcoming trip. They talk about the trophy Arctic Grayling fishing, the different ways they’re catching lake trout, and what the guys can expect on the 40 hour drive from Minnesota up to the Alaska Highway. Joe Henry checks in and talks about some more of the cool new fishing gear he saw at ICAST.
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Week 723: Minnesota’s Wildfires, Pike Problems, ICAST, and More
Thursday, July 16, 2026 • Duration 01:08:17
On this week’s show, we talk Minnesota’s wildfires, Pike problem, ICAST, bait shortages and more. Steve Pennaz joins the show and talks about some of the issues MN-FISH is looking into right now including the abundance of small hammerhandle northern pike, a live bait shortage in the state, more invasive species. Dan Amundson starts the show talking about the wildfires in the Boundary Waters and Ontario right now. Joe Henry and Steve Pennaz remember the late Tom Neustrom, and Joe checks in from ICAST.
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On this week's show, we get the details on the new Livescope announced earlier this week. Danny Thompson from Garmin joins the podcast and answers all of our questions about the new LVS42HD and LVS44 that go on sale on July 10. Then Joe Henry talks with Bret and Dan about their recent Lake of the Woods fishing trip and why people need to head that way to catch walleyes this summer. The guys wrap up the show with some headlines, including a change to some deer hunts in Minnesota.
Week 721: Bug Hatch Walleyes and Severe Weather
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 • Duration 51:30
On this week’s show, we’re back at Lake of the Woods! Bret Amundson, Paul Johnson, and Dan Amundson talk about how they caught bug hatch walleyes the other day. They also talk about the record-breaking severe weather that ripped through South Dakota and the rest of the Midwest the other day. Joe Henry joins us in the last segment and tells us why Lake of the Woods is a fantastic place for fishermen to be over the 4th of July weekend.
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On this week’s show, we get to hear what it’s like going fishing with Minnesota Vikings legend Randy Moss. Josh Leeseberg got the honor earlier this year and tells us about chasing Leech Lake smallmouth with Randy. We also talk about Josh’s ice fishing guiding on Red Lake for crappies, summer stuff on Leech, and more shenanigans. Joe Henry tells Bret and Dan what they should do when they go to Lake of the Woods next week. The guys start the show talking about their latest fishing discoveries and get reminded of a deer hunting tragedy in northwest Wisconsin.
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