A multi-species approach to mid- and late-ice fishing season locations
Walleyes, bluegills, crappies, and pike face similar constraints as the mid-ice season of February unfolds
Terry Tuma
Angling advice: Is it possible to think like a fish?
Human consciousness can’t honestly relate to small-brained, cold-blooded creatures living in an entirely different environment. But we can study these amazing animals and apply what we learn to better fishing.
Angling fact of life: The negative scent factor in ice fishing
Doesn’t matter which species – walleye, pike, perch, crappies or bluegills – fish detecting unnatural odors will cost you bites this winter
Key to early season ice-fishing success: Avoid highly pressured fish
Consider deep water for walleyes and panfish when anglers, ice augers, and noise drive fish from the December or January shallows.
Consider a border country ice-fishing trip this hard-water season [Video]
Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake see every bit as much walleye, sauger, and pike, and jumbo perch action in the winter as during the open-water season. Make the angling trip north in 2014-15.
A simple minnow-hooking technique for open water or hard-water fishing [Video]
Whether it’s live fatheads or frozen shiners, hooking your minnows the right way produces more strikes from walleyes, perch, crappies, and pike alike.
Daylight vs dawn and dusk lunkers: Top times for fishing
More forgiving than peak of summer, fall fishing provides great flexibility for finding big fish and prime-time angling
Fishing line tip: Avoid memory and keeping it in tip-top shape
Store your rod, loosen the drag, but wait till spring before changing your line on spinning and baitcasting reels
Autumn’s forgiving crappies still demand stealth and smart fishing techniques
September and October slabs love jigs when water temperatures drop post-turnover
Best in years? Excellent fishing pattern developing for fall walleyes in 2014
Jig-n-minnow, crankbaits, and live-bait rigs all provide top presentations for autumn walleyes
Narrowing down crankbait color choices this open-water fishing season
Choosing the proper crankbait color for largemouth and smallmouth bass
The Edge: Obvious, invisible, and electric locations to catch every species of fish
Mud edges, wind-blown edges, weed edges, bottom contour edges, transition edges, even algal edges!
Top summer tactics for weed walleyes
Quit trolling, rigging, and jigging the breakline for walleyes, and consider pursuing old marble-eye in the vegetation
Strike zones: The most misunderstood facet of freshwater fishing?
Whether for walleyes, bass, or panfish, modern anglers must place their live bait or lure in the strike zone
Building a better angler via the confidence factor
Your lures, boat, rods-n-reels, location, and weather all directly affect your luck and thus your willingness to experiment and find freshwater fishing success
Fishing for spring and summer walleyes with versatile lures: crankbaits
Your crankbaiting priority for walleyes should run as follows: depth, vibration, speed, color, and sound
Top early-season walleye fishing techniques
Anglers have multiple options for pursuing walleyes in 2014: from jig and minnow to crankbaits to slip-bobbers
Forget walleyes and make slab crappies your May fishing priority
The real deal, tasty ice-out crappies demand stealth techniques for hours of angling fun
Rite of spring fishing: Top-tier river walleye tactics
Fishing for walleyes demands three top presentations: crankbaits, three-way swivel rigs, and colorful crankbaits
Slab frenzy 2014: Top tactics for ice-out crappies
Open water is advancing north, and that means the first, best crappie fishing opportunities of spring
New in-line reels eliminate dreaded “lure spin”
Ice fishing innovation cures twisted line, thus resulting in more bites through the hard water
Follow the forage: the sunfish and crappies of March
Bluegills and crappies are moving to the shallows. Play your cards right, and you’ll own the bite
Top secrets of successful late-ice northern pike anglers
Some of the best fishing of the year for aggressive freshwater pike is exploding under the ice
Ice fishing’s winter walleye doldrums? There’s no such thing!
Walleye locations during the late-ice period vary, but that just means multiple lures and presentations produce bites.
Don't forget late-ice northern pike fishing
For spawning-time northern pike on border waters, try these top fishing tips
Ice fishing 202: Hooking for live bait for walleyes this winter
How you hook your live bait – fathheads, shiners, or even grubs – will determine whether you catch winter’s finicky walleyes through the hard water
