Minnesota’s abundance of lakes also translates into outsized opportunities to catch walleyes early in the ice season, even beyond northern Minnesota, the state’s main region of walleye-angling action. Finding good information about where to fish for early-ice walleyes can be as hands-on as driving around to check on local spots, but it can also be as simple as calling your…
Joe Fellegy recently chatted with DNR biologist Paul Radomski about his new book, “Walleye: A Beautiful Fish of the Dark” and related matters. Fellegy: The title of your book is, “Walleye: A Beautiful Fish of the Dark.” Walleyes are beautiful? Radomski: Tell me who hasn’t pulled up walleye through ice holes and been amazed at their vitality and vividness. I…
Chase Cominsky and Jake Runyan, who were leading both the tournament and the LEWT Team of the Year competition, were disqualified when the tournament director cut open the five fish they had entered to find that they were allegedly stuffed with eight pounds of lead weights and fillets from smaller walleyes.
Spinners are a great presentation when targeting weed walleyes. Here’s the why and how.
Governor’s promotional event produced ‘eyes for anglers.
As most anglers know, it can be a challenge to find summer walleyes. The issue is that, during the summer, the walleyes can be anywhere on the lake. Some may be in the weeds, some can be found on rocks, and some may be out in open water.
Don’t be afraid of these summertime bug hatches. Oftentimes, they will actually congregate fish in very specific areas, allowing you to target large numbers of walleye with razor sharp precision. Here’s how it’s done. Video courtesy of Angling Buzz. Categories: Feature, Fishing, Fishing, Minnesota Videos, Walleye Videos Tags: Angling Buzz, Fishing, Walleyes
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has partnered with Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife wardens who will employ their professionally trained K-9 companions to detect the presence of zebra and quagga mussels on boats being launched in the North Dakota Governor’s Walleye Cup tournament.
Most anglers don’t put the words walleyes and shallow together in the same sentence. But the reality is that, for a good portion of the year, big schools of walleyes can be found in some really shallow water.
Sometimes a day of fishing creates more questions than answers, but it’s all about the learning.
According to a researcher at the University of Wisconsin Madison and liaison with the Wisconsin DNR, anglers will have a hard time catching these fish later this century. Here’s why. Categories: News, Walleye Tags: Walleyes, Wisconsin DNR
(Photo by Brian S. Peterson)Last year’s Lake Erie walleye survey numbers set a new record – and in a big, big way. Just how big? Read more here. Categories: News, Walleye Tags: Lake Erie, Walleyes
The more you understand the seasonal movements of the fish you’re chasing, the more likely you’ll be able to stay on the bite. Video courtesy of Angling Buzz. Categories: Fishing, Fishing Tips, Illinois Videos, Michigan Videos, Minnesota Videos, New York Videos, Ohio Videos, Pennsylvania Videos, Walleye Videos, Wisconsin Videos Tags: Angling Buzz, Fishing, Walleyes
Open-water regs also allow for one fish over 20 inches, from 17 inches in 2021.
The walleye regulation for multiple water bodies will switch to the standard walleye regs for the Ceded Territory in northern Wisconsin.
Lake Erie continues to be one of the best places to be for walleye in the entire world. With an estimated population of nearly 100 million fish, there are plenty to catch. For Capt. Ryan O’Neill of Orchard Park, his attitude for catching these fish is a philosophy that has been handed down from his mentors – keep it simple….
At least for anglers in the States, Manitoba is known as a premier destination for trophy-sized walleyes. A proposed regs change wouldn’t change that, but down the road, those anglers may not be able to keep trophy walleyes caught in Manitoba waters. For the complete story, click here. Tags: Fishing, Walleyes
During mid-summer, when walleyes move deep, one of the most effective ways to target them is by power-corking. Now, I have caught a tremendous number of different fish species on floats everything from salmon, trout, walleyes, muskies northern pike, catfish, and panfish. I mean, live bait under a float works for all different fish species, but one place it can really shine…
Fishing for early season walleyes all begins with the search. Join in on the search with Angling Buzz in this video. Categories: Fishing, Fishing, Fishing Tips, Minnesota Videos, Walleye, Walleye Videos Tags: Angling Buzz, Fishing, Walleyes
It’s a different world now compared with when the 1956 six-fish bag regulation was put in place.
Legislation in both the Senate and House would direct the Minnesota DNR commissioner to reduce the statewide walleye bag limit from six fish to four fish.
And who can argue with this one: Want to harvest extra fish? Maybe have a big fish fry? Take a kid, veteran, senior, friend, or spouse fishing! That is what fishing is supposed to be about. Looking for big walleyes? How about limits of eater-sized ‘eyes? Lake Vermilion, in northeastern Minnesota, has the best of both worlds – and in a…
(Lake of the Woods Tourism)Walleyes in trouble on Lake of the Woods? How can that be? Well, that’s the word, at least on the Ontario side of the big lake. Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has revealed that the Lake of the Woods walleye population is in danger and that its current fisheries are not sustainable, spelling serious…
Biologists with the Minnesota DNR will collect walleye eggs this spring; however, social distancing requirements mean this popular springtime activity will not be open for public viewing this year. Hatcheries, the destination for the eggs collected, also remain closed to the public. “Egg take operations are neat things to watch,” said Henry Drewes, northwest region fisheries supervisor. “But the closeness…
The one-fish walleye limit will be in place from Saturday, May 15, through Monday, May 31.
Walleye bite, though, has been reportedly slow.
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