Many anglers who pursue walleyes during the winter months often opt for a finesse approach, having convinced themselves that marble-eyes are apathetic in relation to feeding and thus difficult to ...
Antonio and I are out here ice fishing for walleye. We know the walleye move up in the evening to feed, so we mapped out how ...
It’s hard to believe in late December we are still talking early ice, but in the Midwest unseasonable warmer temperatures have kept water open. Northern Minnesota and North Dakota, however, are ...
HOUGHTON LAKE — Tipping your spoon or jig with live bait is standard operating procedure for most ice fishermen chasing walleyes, but I’ve often wondered how necessary it is. Guys who fish spoons in ...
I peered down my ice hole as I dropped a jigging Rapala in the water. The lure hadn't sunk 3 feet before a silver streak slashed at it. The fish missed, but circled back for a second swipe and this ...
Ice out Walleyes & Saugers on the Wisconsin River. After another long Wisconsin winter, most walleye guys are more than a little bit anxious to get the boat out on the water. Rivers will generally ...
Joe Hagen was still smiling on Tuesday from the monster walleye he caught Sunday, so the fact the fish weren’t biting much on Tuesday wasn’t bothering him. “That’s my biggest walleye ever,’’ Hagen ...
While walking down the aisles recently of the local bait shop, I couldn’t help but be somewhat astonished by all the ice rod models available. This experience had me thinking back to my ice fishing ...
Walleye are heavily pursued by thousands of anglers on Canyon Ferry, Hauser and Holter reservoirs during the spring, summer and fall, but they are relatively left alone once ice forms on the lakes.
One of the most productive times in the life of a walleye fisherman is about to take place. But it’s also the most dangerous time to fish on Lake Erie. I’m talking about fishing for “ice-out” walleyes ...
Ed and Charlene Green have been keeping a close eye on the ice reports from Lake Ontario’s Chaumont Bay all winter. Two weeks ago they finally made the trip north from their home in Northampton, Penn.