IDO Team | In-Depth Outdoors

An elite team of open-water & ice fishing pros

The In-Depth Outdoors Pro Staff is comprised of a diverse group of anglers, hunters, videographers, photographers and writers from across the Upper Midwest, each with their own area of expertise and their own story to tell.

With a collective passion for sharing their experiences; the IDO Pro Staff will fish longer, hunt harder and go the extra mile to get the eye-popping photograph or once-in-a-lifetime video that you’ll find in our In-Depth Outdoors TV show and online in our magazine and reports.

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Staff

James Holst Pro

James began his fishing career as a fulltime fishing guide, spending more than 250 days a year on the water, coaching clients how to catch walleyes on the Upper Mississippi River and Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs. In 2000, he launched the In-Depth Outdoors website, allowing him to share his knowledge Full Bio ›

Dave Koonce Pro

Koonce’s home waters are Pools 9 and 10 of the Mississippi River, neither of which is too far from where he lives in Prairie du Chien, Wisc. “It only takes about 15 minutes to have my boat at the landing,” he says. With nearly five decades of river fishing in his Full Bio ›

Will Roseberg Pro

Having grown up in the small town of Malmo, Minn, fishing Minnesota’s famed Lake Mille Lacs, Will comes from a small group of anglers in-the-know on north-central Minnesota lakes. He developed his skills fishing the big lake and its surrounding waters through all seasons, chasing everything from walleyes and crappies Full Bio ›

Andy Fiolka Pro

Andy learned how to fish before he learned how to walk. Most often you will see Andy fishing lakes, sloughs and rivers in and around South Dakota. That doesn’t mean you won’t find Andy making whatever drive is necessary to get on a good bite. You have seen Andy demonstrate Full Bio ›

Calvin Svihel Pro

“I get more out of teaching someone ice-fishing techniques than catching fish myself any more,” Cal says. “But there’s always more to learn, so you’ll find me on the ice all winter, chasing any fish that will bite my jig or bend my rod.” A multi-species angler, Svihel has a knack Full Bio ›

Bryan Myers Pro

Bryan lives in northwestern Wisconsin, where he spends most of the cold months targeting crappies and bluegills. “My specialty is probably catching basin crappies, but I still have a soft spot in my heart for sight fishing bluegills.” His home water is pretty much anywhere in northwestern Wisconsin, he says, Full Bio ›

Paul Delaney Pro

As owner/operator of Late-Eyes Sport Fishing Guide Service, Capt. Paul Delaney practically lives on the water and ice of Door County, Wis. No matter the season, Paul’s clients pull big fish from the waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. His favorite speciesto chase, “without a doubt,” is smallmouth bass. “Casting Full Bio ›

Adam Rasmussen Pro

As a full-time fishing guide and professional angler, Adam Rasmussen spends the vast majority of his time either on the ice or the water, as he has guided full-time for over a decade. Calling North Central Wisconsin home isn't necessarily the easiest when it comes to getting on big bites, Full Bio ›

Pat McSharry Pro

Growing up in the mecca of Walleye and Muskie fishing, Pat has been able to grow up with a rod in one hand, and a big fish in the other. Specializing in toothy critters, Pat has accumulated an immense repertoire in the Bemidji area. When you add up his Full Bio ›