Mr. Don Pursch will be inducted into the Minnesota Hall of Fame this coming fall, and it's an overdue honor for such a wonderful guy. Don talks about his early days with the renowned Camp Fish here in Minnesota, and how the original crew at In-Fisherman helped encourage him to purchase a remote fly-in fishing resort in Ontario. He shares a few epic stories about what it takes to run a lodge like that and spends a lot of time reminiscing about the Discovery Years of In-Fisherman. A truly enjoyable conversation that sheds a lot of light on the guide lifestyle in an amazing part of the world.

Austin is a Brainerd resident and runs one of the most popular summer bass tournament trails in the region. Just like many communities across the nation where week-night derbies are the norm, Brainerd's Thursday Night Bassin' is a competitive and exciting weekly derby that Austin manages. The two discuss many issues around the state of the industry, how to keep up with a weekly bass tournament series and more. Austin has a great story, and lots of valuable insight in case you're looking to start your own wildcat derby on your home waters. This is a fun conversation you won't want to miss.

The latest edition of Kayak Fishing Fun is on newsstands and is the best one yet! KFF Editor Jeff Weakley sits down with Thomas Allen who is the Senior Editor of KFF, and renowned kayak pro angler and KFF contributor Bailey Eigbrett. The guys discuss the new magazine, new products released at ICAST 2025, state of the industry and some great kayak fishing discussion throughout. Learning about how much fun kayak fishing is the first step to building your passion. This podcast will help get you started.

Walleye Dan is a renowned Brainerd Lakes Area fishing guide and Mike Knapp is the Brainerd area Fisheries Supervisor. Having lived in the area for most of their lives, both guys know each other well and love fishing. Both want to keep the amazing fishing that the BLA is known for, but with difrferent perspecives. This is a fun conversation between two super smart guys, and a lot of issues that anglers are facing on a daily basis. We believe that bringing two separate parties together to find common ground to promote the healhiest fishery possible is a job every fishing license holder must embrace.

Timeless contributor and personality, and former editor at In-Fisherman Steve Quinn has long been known as a bass scientist. He grew up in New York City, yet discovered bass fishing at an early age and built a passion for writing and fishing from there. His story is inspiring and entertaining proving that you can develop a love for fishing no matter what. Plus, the science is nothing short of intriguing. Steve is an incredible man with a great story. Enjoy this segment of In-Fisherman Storyline as we continue to dig into the stories that made In-Fisherman from the beginning.

Custom rod builder Ted Stardig of Toxic Rods sits down with Minnesota tournament angler Evan Blakley to talk the state of the industry, how the tournament world continues to bring drama to forefront and how the future of the sport looks. Both guys are heavily invested in the future of fishing and have a lot of interesting knowledge to share—with some laughs along the way.

Gary Roach, known as “Mr. Walleye”, is one of the most recognized walleye anglers in history. Mr. Walleye sits down with In-Fisherman Storyline host Thomas Allen to tell some stories and discuss his rise to walleye fame in the Brainerd Lakes Area. The historical lookback is not only informative, but entertaining and enlightening. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!

Longtime Grand-Rapids based guide Tom Neustrom sits down with Thomas Allen, host of In-Fisherman Storyline, to talk about the early days of Minnesota fishing discovery, and how guides found and promoted the amazing fisheries that the state is known for.

Longtime Grand-Rapids based guide Tom Neustrom sits down with Thomas Allen, host of In-Fisherman Storyline, to talk about the early days of Minnesota fishing discovery, and how guides found and promoted the amazing fisheries that the state is known for. Neustrom worked very closely with the Lindners to contribute to the magazine features and the early days of the TV show. This was a long conversation that you won't want to miss, so we broke it up into two pieces for easier listenting. Part 2 will be published on July 1, 2025.

Thomas Allen sits down with his longtime friend and generational muskie angler and guide Steve Jonesi. The guys dig into how the sport has evolved and what the incoming generation needs to understand about muskies as the sport changes, seemingly by the day. Steve shares some stories from the past, including a world-class fish he put a client on that may have challenged the state record. The guys also talk about how fishing media impacted the early days of fishing passion and how it ultimately changed their lives. This is a fun conversation about life as a guide and how those impacts are worth all the investment—and why the muskie is the greatest freshwater fish that swims.

Mille Lacs-area baitshop owner Jason Bahr is joined by his son Tyler as they sit down and talk with host Thomas Allen about baitshop ownership—more specifically Tutt's Bait and Tackle in Garrison, Minnesota, alongside legendary Mille Lacs. The biggest problem lately is how the state of Minnesota unreasonably restricts livebait importing, which has impacted the sales of golden shiners. The golden shiner is considered the best livebait option for walleyes, especially during the ice season. The state needs to make changes, and this discussion sheds light on a situation that is killing baitshop owners across the state we also talk about good solutions going forward. This one gets a little spirited, you don't want to miss it.

Lifetime fishing fanatic, Mark Fisher, talks about how fishing has changed over the years, and talks in detail about his career working at Rapala. The long line of Rapala lures all started with the Original Floater and Fisher offers some insight about the evolution of the brand and how it impacted the entire fishing community. He insists on remaining relevant as an angler by fishing as often as possible, and he talks about how the incoming generations can be active contributing members of the fishing industry. Mark is one of the best dudes in the business and a fine storyteller. Fascinating guy for sure.

Host Thomas Allen has his son Tommy and good friend and veteran walleye pro Mark Courts sit down to talk about the current state of the industry, with a bunch of shenanigans along the way. The heart of the discussion is largely about the explosion of youth involvement in competitive fishing, and how it's almost created a sense of entitlement at times. Courts offers advice to Tommy, and we all agree the future is bright but not without its risks. This is a fun conversation including a couple of generations and various levels of competitive fishing experience.

As we continue to tell the story of the In-Fisherman inception, it would be incomplete without at least one thorough discussion about legendary fish artist Larry Tople.

Thomas Allen sits down with Barry Prall, owner/operator of Trails End Outfitters located on the shore of legendary Tobin Lake in central Saskatchewan. The In-Fisherman crew was visiting Tobin Lake on a content drive to capture images for upcoming In-Fisherman Ice Guide images, and for future digital content efforts, and it turned into an amazing wintertime adventure. In-Fisherman's Todd Ceisner and Thomas Allen's daughter Taylor were in attendance, but the main personalities on this episode include Barry and Eskimo prostaff member Anthony Kleinwacther. There are some exciting stories in this episode, including Barry reminiscing about some of his more interesting bush pilot adventures.

In-Fisherman Editor in Chief Doug Stange sits down with host Thomas Allen for his second interview reminiscing about the early days of In-Fisherman magazine. Doug talks about the evolution of the content, cover art development, writer acquisition, and much more. Doug shares a lot of exciting and entertaining stories about the days of old and brings us into the modern age of In-Fisherman magazine. You'll not want to miss this edition of In-Fisherman Storyline.

The editors at In-Fisherman including Doug Stange, Rob Neumann, Jim Nagy and Thomas Allen sit down and go through what many have concluded as the best issue of In-Fisherman magazine. The March/April 2025 edition is the official 50th Anniversary issue and all the contributing writes and editorial staff worked collectively for months to look back at 50 years of the fishing industry. The team is proud of this issue, and we think you will be too.

Al Lindner sits down for a second interview with In-Fisherman Storyline host Thomas Allen to discuss the early days of In-Fisherman magazine and how both Ron and Al got the organization off the ground. Al looks back at those days with pride, shares some stories that brought the brand to the forefront of the fishing industry and talks about his decision to eventually sell the title to an investment group. It's an intriguing discussion from the get-go.

In-Fisherman Editor-in-Chief Doug Stange sits down with Thomas Allen to relive the early days of his youth in Iowa. He talks about how his fishing passion was born, why catfish are so important to American anglers and the duo discusses the legend of Otis “Toad” Smith and his impact on Doug's storytelling. Mr. Stange has contributed so much to the In-Fisherman platform over the years, and hearing him tell stories of the old day is an absolute privilege.

Longtime In-Fisherman contributor and renowned Lake Erie walleye guide Ross Robertson connected with Thomas Allen to talk about how he kicked his career off and, of course, they got off on a few rabbit trails along the way. This is a fun discussion about what it takes to be a professional in the industry, what to avoid and what you definitely need to do if this career path is of interest. Strap in and listen, this is a long one but entertaining from the word go!

This is the second part in an extended series we're producing to help celebrate 50 years of In-Fisherman. The legendary Al Lindner and his late brother Ron began In-Fisherman back in the 70s, with lots of twists and turns along the way.

In lieu of In-Fisherman celebrating 50 amazing years serving anglers across North America as the authority on multi-species freshwater angling, Storyline host Thomas Allen sits down with his friend Mark Zona—host of Zona's Awesome Fishing Show. The goal is to kick off a lengthy series called The Greatest Fishing Story Ever Told. During his early years, Mark was influenced by the In-Fisherman staff to learn how to fish, and then to teach fishing. A remarkable career exemplifies how much fishing means to this man, and no one better than Mark Zona to begin an exciting series to include guests like Doug Stange, Al Lindner, James Lindner, Gary Roach and all the cast of characters that were instrumental to getting In-Fisherman off the ground to where it is today. This is part 1.

Held locally in Brainerd, Minnesota, this year is the 35th annual Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza on famed Gull Lake. Thousands of anglers from all over the state, country and world gather to compete for an impressive purse that pays out to 150 competitors. Curious how it works? Sheena Ziegler, Mike Kuck and Andrew Jay swing by the Storyline Studios to give the full inner workings to the largest ice fishing derby on the planet. You should come and give it a try, you'll love it! https://www.icefishing.org

Our good friend Craig Storms, or Stormy to those who know him best stopped by the In-Fisherman headquarters to sit down and share the details of his interesting career. Host Thomas Allen digs into Stormy's early days and finds a long list of similarities in how their careers began and changed directions. Craig works with Dakota Lithium and shares a tremendous amount of insight to the lithium battery market, and how anglers are better powered on the water than ever before. This is a good listen!