...conducts a nationally-syndicated TV program on fishing, found South Long Lake a hot spot for walleyes. Guided by local tackle manufacturers Al Lindner and Nick Adams, they caught a big stringer of 3 to 8 pounders in 14-17 feet of water.60...

...Country Products made 250 of "Willett Phlye's Old Style Up North Ice Fishing Rig." Most have been distributed to local tackle shops. Public reception has varied. "Guys look at it and say, 'That's pretty cool,' " Phlye said. "Most women...

...me why I wasn't out fishing. I told them I was on my way to St. Paul for the Ice Fishing Show. One of them, a local tackle distributor, said "promote or perish." As I walked away those words really sunk into my thick skull. Just like...

...Along the way he has met many of the Brainerd area's notable fishermen and periodically has been hired to write for local tackle manufacturers. Current catalogs of Lindy's Legendary Fishing Tackle and Nature Vision (Aqua-Vu) hold Fellegy's...