Keeping walleyes on the hook – video
Terry Tuma
August 1, 2024
“Tackle” Terry Tuma talks about keeping fish, specifically walleyes, hooked until you can get them into the boat. Here’s how he does it.
Pro Tips
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: ‘Unsticking’ the line-counter reel ‘odometer’
Charles “Turk” Gierke
July 31, 2024
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
Bass anglers, here’s how to beat the summer heat – video
Site Staff
July 23, 2024
Mid-summer bass fishing can be tough, but when the weather gets hot, so do these five presentations.
Picking the right fishing line color – video
Steve Karnowski
July 18, 2024
“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests using either a green monofilament line when fishing in cloudy water and either green or clear line when fishing in clear water. Fire line is good for aggressive fish with a
Steve Carney: Ways to limit the irritating effects of fishing through weeds in summer
Steve Carney
July 17, 2024
High temperatures recently have increased weed growth in many Minnesota lakes, making it more of a challenge to properly present fishing baits. This is typical for the middle of July, and we again are faced
Top mid-summer bass hotspots – video
Site Staff
July 17, 2024
Hot weather reduces the number of places bass can use comfortably in the summertime. If you know where to look, you can find big concentrations of fish, and the hotter the weather the better.
Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Lure fish in with masterful jigging
Tim Hill
July 17, 2024
Jigging is my favorite, because it gives me a chance to work with people to figure out what fish want.
Most of the time, I recommend slow jigging and bouncing on bottom – almost
Steve Carney: Condition your crawlers for better walleye fishing
Steve Carney
July 12, 2024
As we slide through the month of July, nightcrawlers on live-bait rigs are now replacing minnows as the primary bait for walleyes.
Not all crawlers are created equal, and there are things you can
Preparing for your fishing trip – video
Terry Tuma
July 11, 2024
“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests that, in addition to having your boat ready, organize your tackle, taking just enough for what species of fish you are targeting, all before you go out on the lake. In
