Walleye anglers are a traditional bunch in general.  New techniques and technologies are directly compared to known commodities, and rightly so.  There’s no use making things more difficult than they need to be, yet sometimes along the way what’s learned is in and of itself valuable.  I find that to be especially true in the…

Few baits will ever be as successful as the plain lead-head jig.  As a bait-delivery method or a stand-alone option, it excels for multiple species throughout the country, moving water or stagnant, stained or clear.  It can be swam, hopped, plopped, dropped, dragged, shook, pitched, and fished vertically, among other presentations.  No matter how you…

We are programmed to understand that not all lure types are created equal, with different baits serving different needs seasonally for varying species.  What about baits in the same class, however?  While we grasp the thought that a jerkbait is not the same as a spinnerbait, we tend not to distinguish characteristics in-class, with jigs…

  Ice has arrived on the ponds and small lakes earlier than usual in the northern areas where people go ice-fishing.  In fact, there are some places where anglers are already on the ice and catching fish.  Ice-fishing action can be good all season, but it seems like anglers get really excited about early ice,…

Now that the 2019 fishing season is pretty well finished up, I realized how many times fishing tubes for smallmouths came into play.  I have been looking through some photos from the past year and thinking about some of the great days I had on the water.  My first year fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series…

  It’s the time of year when some anglers start thinking of ice-fishing, and some of those anglers every now and then like to hire a fishing guide to take them fishing. It’s also the time of year when other anglers start thinking about the next open-water fishing season, and some of those anglers, every…

  Autumn is a wonderful time to go fishing for a good number of reasons:  There is less fishing pressure in most places, the scenery and wildlife watching can be outstanding, the weather is generally very pleasant, and the catching can be fantastic.  Most species of fish go on the bite in the fall and…

Fall arrives in different places at different times, but when it gets to toothy fish, like northern pike and musky country, anglers who like to chase these top-line predators know that the odds for getting bit are good, and chances are as good as they get for a trophy.  If you like to catch pike…

  Wherever people fish anywhere in North America, and that’s almost everywhere, there’s an excitement right now about fishing. Fall is a wonderful season to catch fall crappies, and to be on the water trying to get a fish to bite. If you put your bait in front of a fish, chances are good that…

  From now until ice-up is a wonderful time to be on the water chasing a variety of fish.  Throughout the Midwest and much of the rest of North America, most species of predator fish are willing to get caught.  Walleyes, pike, bass, and even panfish are willing biters.  And, if I was limited to…