Walleye

Spring walleye presentations: When top tactic isn’t working, try something different

As May transitions to June, the top walleye bite of the year has arrived. Marking fish and walleyes aren’t responding? The onus is on you to mix it up.

Fishing tips: where to start searching for early season walleyes

Don’t just fish memories when locating fish; use your electronics and search according to lake and weather conditions.

Ice fishing tip: Pay attention to detail during a tough walleye bite. Part 1: Set-lines

There’s been a hot bite but when you finally hit the ice, the weather changes and the action tanks. Pay attention to tiny details, and you’ll salvage your trip by tricking a few fish into biting.

A winter ice fishing tactical Q&A with 'Tackle' Terry Tuma

As the heart of hard water arrives across the great North American ice belt, “T3” answers your questions to help improve your angling skills this cold-weather season.

Fall walleye fishing tip: Go aggressive to target bigger fish

Use electronics to scan steep breaks to locate baitfish and predators, then make sure to follow them as they switch depths during changing light conditions.

Crankbaiting your way to summer walleye and bass success

An immediate, aggressive approach to fishing can produce more action quickly during a hot bite of mid-summer.

Fishing tip: Change your tactics to catch more spring walleyes

To put more fish in the boat this spring, use electronics and switch tactics until you identify a hot technique

No change in Lake Erie yellow perch, walleye creel limits

In Pennsylvania, perch will remain at 30 per day and walleye will stay at six daily.

Ice-fishing tip: Knowing when not to practice catch-and-release

Releasing fish helps protect the resource… except when it kills even more fish

Ice fishing tip: Keep your lure moving and you’ll attract and catch more fish

Attract fish, then employ your sonar to determine the mood of the fish… and the presentation to prompt strikes.

Ice fishing tips: Go-to baits and jigging tactics for first ice walleyes

First ice is approaching fast. Much of the ice belt awaits walkable ice, though some northern lakes have capped over with enough hard water to venture out.

Fall fishing tip for walleyes and crappies: First find food, and the predatory gamefish will be nearby

Finding walleyes and crappies can be simple if you locate their primary food source in fall: schools of baitfish.

From Pennsylvania brook trout to Wisconsin walleyes, warming waters to play havoc with fisheries

Walleyes may lose out to largemouth bass if lakes continue to get warmer

Open water fishing tips: Catch more walleyes with spinner rigs in shallow water

Troll spinner rigs farther away from the boat to hook more walleyes when fishing in clear, shallow water.

High hopes for Lake Erie sport fishing in 2017

Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch fisheries are managed through an interagency quota system that involves Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio.

Agency increases walleye, yellow perch catch for Lake Erie

The Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission agreed to a 20 percent increase in the total allowable catch for walleye and 13 percent for yellow perch.

Ice fishing tip: Catch more walleyes by ringing the dinner bell with call baits

Make contact with more hard-water walleyes via large, noisy baits to attract them.

Winter ice fishing Q&A: walleyes, glow, jigging spoons, and minnow heads

The ice formula guru, “Tackle” Terry Tuma answers the toughest angling questions from rank-and-file outdoorsmen for this winter’s hottest sport on hard water.

Ice fishing tips: important safety equipment for first ice ventures

Safety! Safety! Safety! Ensure that you’ll enjoy the great outdoors for years to come by taking proper hard-water precautions with this essential gear.