Fish above the fray: This time of year, best action is over weeds
Jason Haberstroh
May 12, 2023
On an outing last spring, my brother and I had a blast fishing transitional weeds at Pymatuning Reservoir.
Walleye
Tournament anglers who cheated in Lake Erie walleye championship sentenced to jail time
Maggie Kelch
May 11, 2023
Two tournament fishermen who pleaded guilty to felony cheating charges after they were disqualified from the Lake Erie Walleye Trail (LEWT) Championship in September of 2022 are headed to jail.
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Detroit River walleye run is meeting high expectations
Bob Gwizdz
May 11, 2023
The Detroit River walleye fishery is on fire this spring.
The river, crowded with anglers as usual – especially during the recent run of summer-like temperatures – has been producing lots of limits of
Fishing slow on opening day for Michigan walleyes
Bob Gwizdz
May 11, 2023
While my partner Greg Sochocki was putting on his foul weather gear for the April 29 opening morning of walleye season, I noticed a fellow launching his boat alone. I walked over to the dock
Iowa’s 41st Walleye Weekend a big hit as angler Dennis Weerheim cashes in on tagged fish
Steve Weisman
May 10, 2023
Nearly 2,000 anglers entered the contest to give themselves a chance at catching one of the 10 tagged walleyes worth $41,000.
None of the 10 tagged walleyes were caught when the weekend’s contest ended
Minnesota Pro Tip of the Week: Keep it simple for fishing opener
Matt Treno
May 10, 2023
Walleye opener in Minnesota can be a fun but stressful time for many anglers. They sometimes don’t have a chance to run through their gear.
Minnesota’s 2023 fishing opener could be worth the wait
Glen Schmitt
May 10, 2023
On paper, the 2023 Minnesota fishing opener looks like it should be a good one. That wasn’t the case just a couple of weeks ago when ice still covered a large portion of the state’s
A nice walleye from Iowa’s Clear Lake
Staff Report
May 10, 2023
Minnesotans are still a couple of days out from the May 13 fishing opener in the state, so angler Keith Kaiser crossed the border into Iowa to get after walleyes on open water.
Walleyes and leeches: A little history of fishing with this popular blood-sucking bait
Glen Schmitt
May 9, 2023
Catching walleyes with leeches has been around for decades, yet compared to minnows and crawlers, they’re still a relatively recent bait. Here’s some history behind how leech-fishing tactics started.
Bait leeches are readily available
