Orlan Love

Wild Side column: Great days on the ‘bony’ and ‘skinny’ Mississippi River.

Wild Side column: When strikes come often, it’s a good day on the water.

The Canadian wildfires whose smoke bedeviled millions in late June posed more than a respiratory threat to four Manchester anglers and a Wisconsin friend who fled a remote wilderness lake shortly before flames blackened its entire shoreline.

Wild Side column: Not a lot of fish were caught on this day, but there was plenty of nature to observe

Wild Side column: What used to be a weeklong hunt has turned into a single, and successful, day in recent years

Wild Side column: 7-year-old River Patterson puts a ‘whopping’ on his elders, including uncle Orlan Love, during a fishing trip on the Wapsipinicon.

Wild Side column: Vaughn Paragamian helped save walleye population while working with Iowa DNR

Wild Side column: Almost every good cast and several shoddy ones rewarded with solid strikes.

Wild Side column: Work on low-head dams has been good for fish and natural enviornment

Despite recent snow and ice, there are hints that warmer weather is on its way.

Wild Side column: From the depths of Lake of the Woods, a big fish story emerged ... and a 40-inch northern pike

Wild Side column: A Christmas pheasant and an agate are among discoveries during the winter months

Wild Side column: At Orlan Love’s house, holiday meals include birds and fish found at the source, not packaged items

Wild Side Column: It’s not unusual for rivers to shape shift

Wild Side column: 17-inch smallmouth bass made wishes come true