Take care of your waders now and they'll take care of you next fall. There are plenty of commercial applications that will keep the exterior surface soft and pliable and they should be used before you hang them up.
And if you noticed a leak last season find it and fix it now. It won't heal itself over the summer.

Bluegill are bottom feeders, most of the time anyway. Sure, there are times in the warm-weather months that bluegill will rise to smack hapless flying insects on the surface, but they spend far more time near the bottom. If you want your kids to catch more of them teach them to fish with slip corks that will keep their baits near the bottom.

Some crappie fishermen like minnows, others jigs. But there are times when neither works particularly well. What to do? Try tipping your jigs with minnows and fishing the jig like normal. It's an idea that works well for walleye and sauger, too.

When fishing flood water it's imperative to know if the water is rising or falling. As long as it's coming up fish will spread out and look for food where they can find it. Flooded road beds with deeper water around them can be hot. When the water starts to fall concentrate your efforts where ditches and creeks dump into bigger of the same.

Ever had a hard time locating crappie in your favorite fishing hole? Eliminate the guesswork by setting out your own fish attractors where regulations permit. Old Christmas trees with a block or brick on the bottom work well as do stake beds. And if you don't have any out this year look for boat docks with lawn chairs and fish baskets on them. Crappie cover won't be far away.