
Drift and drag for late-fall catfish
Active catfish seem to be easier to find during the day.

Active catfish seem to be easier to find during the day.

Many anglers targeting other game fish catch pike incidentally on a wide array of lures and baited walleye jigs. Muskie on the other hand, are known to be very difficult to rise for a strike.

Always start by surveying a given water body to understand wind, weeds, clarity, depths, fronts, structure, and fishing pressure.

Finding unpressured havens for cold-water lunkers.

Patience is the name of the game on the river. Sticking to a spot will be no problem without the mosquitoes that make fishing the river an ordeal in summertime.
Walking through a few different things you can tackle right now that will help you be better prepared for when safe ice finally arrives.

No need to get fancy with tackle – carry what you use the most.

In this cooling season, a bushy skirt and a shorter plastic is a thing to try.

This time of year, the cold part of fall, fishes a lot like early spring.
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