
A jig and a tube: all you need for spring smallmouths
If you use the lightest jig possible, spinning tackle is the way to go. Light line and light tubes can put more fish in the boat.

If you use the lightest jig possible, spinning tackle is the way to go. Light line and light tubes can put more fish in the boat.

The tube is a very versatile lure. It catches bass as shallow as six inches all the way down to 60 feet or more. It can be used weightless, weighted, and it can match all

“The northern pike population historically has contained a few trophy specimens, which continue to attract anglers.”

Fishing action is heating up across the state with anglers reporting very good bites from walleye, pike, panfish and bass, as well as trout and salmon.

Walleye limits on Lake Erie continue to be a regular occurrence, and the shoreline night bite for walleyes all along the north coast continues to be solid.

Bass fishing has been great in many waters in recent weeks. Crappie fishing has been pretty decent as of late on many waters, too.

With water temperatures now hovering in the mid-60s, the bite has been solid across the board/state.

The bite for most all species of fish here continues to warm up with water temperatures.

Lake Edward has no shortage of walleyes to be caught. It’s stocked with 2 million walleye fry every year (except this year), the most recent DNR gill-net samples produced 4.4 walleyes per lift, and those
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