Nick Simonson

Minnesota, North Dakota, Bismarck

Freelance Outdoors Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Our Outdoors: Whisps of Concern

2 weeks ago | capjournal.com | Nick Simonson

I can’t tell you exactly when I started to notice how our summers have changed, but it was likely while fishing a bunch in that summer of 2021, while wrapping up the trend of social distancing, which looking back here in the more crotchety years of late middle age, was pretty nice.
Elementary Angling

2 weeks ago | wahpetondailynews.com | Nick Simonson

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Elementary Angling

2 weeks ago | sidneyherald.com | Nick Simonson

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Our Outdoors: Whisps of concern

2 weeks ago | willistonherald.com | Nick Simonson

I can’t tell you exactly when I started to notice how our summers have changed, but it was likely while fishing a bunch in that summer of 2021, while wrapping up the trend of social distancing, which looking back here in the more crotchety years of late middle age, was pretty nice.
Some Slip Float Tips

2 weeks ago | capjournal.com | Nick Simonson

Slip floats not only represent a step up for a young angler from the red-and-white clip on bobber, but also a great way of targeting many species of fish. From walleyes along a breakline or crappies against a developing summer weed edge, floating a live bait offering to any gamefish can be as precise and successful via a slip bobber as just about any other means.
Our Outdoors: In My Dreams

3 weeks ago | wahpetondailynews.com | Nick Simonson

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Our Outdoors: In My Dreams

3 weeks ago | sidneyherald.com | Nick Simonson

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Zebra Mussels impact upcoming MN muskie season

4 weeks ago | willistonherald.com | Nick Simonson

“You’ve got to have a short memory. Weed patches that were there last year aren’t there this year. Spots that you moved fish on last year, for whatever reason - a patch of weeds or whatever was down there they were relating to - can be gone this year. They’re kind of more like a river system as a river system will change year after year after year, the zebra lakes are kind of the same” explains Andrew Slette, a muskie guide in western Minnesota.
Tying the Slumpbuster

4 weeks ago | capjournal.com | Nick Simonson

For a big, meaty, chuck-and-duck kind of fly that sets off huge trout and elicits vicious strikes from smallmouth bass, the slumpbuster lives up to its name. When water is high and dingy, or when fish are looking for a mouthful, this fully customizable squirrel-based streamer is all but guaranteed to connect with fish. So, follow this tutorial and change things up as confidence colors in your favorite waters dictate to find fast action all openwater season.
Our Outdoors: Respringing

4 weeks ago | capjournal.com | Nick Simonson

Through the gin clear waters of Memorial Day weekend came the first of a handful of early morning walleyes. The deep golden sides of one I brought up shimmered in the rising sun which had just crested the eastern shore’s greening treetops as it slid across the surface and into the black rubberized mesh of my brother’s landing net.