For the first time ever, the Great Lakes Fish Decoy Collecting and Carving Association brings the Fish Decoy Carving World Championship to Cadillac. Starting Friday, at the Lake Cadillac Resort, ...

It’s never too late to start a new hobby. In Brian Shallbetter’s case, he started two around the age of 50. In 2008, he brought a flat, inexpensive spear out to Pelican Lake by Monticello, dropped ...

Don't be misled by the modest moniker. Curt Soine, this year's featured artist for the Meander, creates works of art and sells them under the brand Curt's Decoys. Many also happen to be ...

NEENAH, Wis. (WLUK) -- As spearers gear up for the upcoming sturgeon season, part of the equipment often involves decoys, which many believe attract the prehistoric fish when placed down the sturgeon ...

North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into the news and happenings of northern Minnesota, alongside ...

Duane Steinkopf's motivation for carving his own spearing decoys was hardly storybook stuff, far less romantic than good old-fashioned German frugality would allow. "I started because I wasn't going ...

BAXTER -- Bob Johnson said he felt confident when he went to Perham two weeks ago for the John Jenson National Fish Decoy contest. Since the first time the 40-year-old Baxter carver had competed in ...

A collection of 108 fish decoys, crafted by Lidgerwood carvers Rick and Connie Whittier, will be featured in the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery exhibit, "State Fairs: Growing American Craft." The ...

When internationally known decoy carver Harry V. Shourds II, of Seaville in Upper Township, started out in the 1950s, he sold his bird decoys by the flock.

The National Fish Decoy Association has again chosen Brainerd to host the Bob Johnson Invitation for 2010. The Invitational Fish Decoy Competition is a points qualifying contest for fish decoy carvers ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Decoys for waterfowl hunting? Check. Decoys for turkey hunting? Definitely. Decoys for dove hunting? Sometimes. But decoys for fishing? Unheard of. Fish decoys are used to ...