A lot of anglers look at Memorial Day weekend as the time to begin a favorite summertime presentation for walleyes: the spinner rig. Each year is different, and some years waters warm more quickly, as they did during our warm May in Minnesota.
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Memorial Day marks spinning season Read More »
If you’re ever in a bait shop or outdoors store and you see a product called “river jigs” and wonder why they look so big and are so heavy, trust the process.
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Big jigs sometimes can’t miss for walleyes Read More »
Ice fishing for walleyes is different from open-water fishing for obvious reasons, but one fact I find interesting is that not all bodies of water are created equal when it comes to icing walleyes. However, a good walleye lake on the ice is often a good open-water lake, too.
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Using the right lure for winter walleyes Read More »
It is a must if you’re out fishing with a crew of anglers to have minnows. Fathead minnows are good. Real nice fatheads are better – meaning fatheads and not a mix of crappie minnows being sold as fatheads. Use minnows the way “Tackle Terry” Tuma talks about – when the fish are negative or neutral.
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Catchin’ big fish in the fall Read More »
With all the dust in the air and simple wear and tear to a line counter, the line “odometer” can get sticky and become hard to read. Sometimes the first number reads 0 or 1 and the second number does the same or is halfway in between. It’s hard to know how much line you have out.
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: ‘Unsticking’ the line-counter reel ‘odometer’ Read More »
Rivers are seen by many anglers as mysterious and complicated places to fish – especially, where to find fish. They’re quite different from lakes. And if you tally the factors or conditions that affect rivers but don’t affect lakes, I would say yes, rivers certainly are more complex in character.
First, what are the differences? For one thing, flow – the moving water. Other river conditions include variable water level, water clarity changes within the system after heavy rains – or greater clarity because of a lack of water and sediment input.
Flow is a primary consideration because it’s a constant on a river. Let’s focus on how to go with the flow while river fishing.
Understand a river’s flow to catch more fish Read More »
In the early part of summer, either the fish have seen live-bait rigs too often, or they’re foraging more at this time on natural prey. A triggered-bite approach can work better than can bait on a hook.
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Might be time to switch to Jigging Raps Read More »
Fishing is all about what water you’re on, whether that’s a lake or river. The ability of either the lake or river to produce fish is most important above all else when it comes to ice fishing.
Fall is a fantastic time to troll on any of the rivers. The St. Croix and the Mississippi have hot bites going on No. 7 Shad Raps trolled near the bottom. Plus, the multi-species list of fish biting now includes sauger, white bass, channel cats, and flathead catfish.
Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Fall fishing offers fantastic bite Read More »
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