Tips & Features
Minnesota Pro Tip of the Week: Shifting to crawlers
June is the perfect time to use one of the walleye’s favorite foods, the nightcrawler. But there are a few other key tools that can make this classic live bait even more effective.
Late-spring ’eyes: Catch ’em as catch can
Tracking walleyes during late-spring transition.
Swimbait revolution comes to muskie fishing
Many muskie anglers were initially slow to embrace swimbaits, but the lure style that is huge in the bass fishing world is fast becoming an increasingly popular option for long, toothy fish.
Where the trout roam
Yes, during heavy hatches trout will stay in a lane and, within reason, that’s about as far as they go. But for roaming trout you need to sit it out and wait for a fish
Summer assignment: study crappie patterns
Now, if the wind is blowing, simply fish the cover into which the waves are moving.
Jigging, rigging, and bobber fishing for walleyes – video
Leisure Outdoor Adventures guide Jason Freed walks through his three-pronged approach of walleye fishing with live bait.
Meat eaters: For bass this summer, pork is on the menu again
Fail to put a caboose on the back of a jig and you’re just not going to catch the largemouth bass you should be catching. It’s that simple.
Early summer walleye, smallmouth tactics (post-spawn) – video
Helpful advice for finding and catching early summer walleyes and smallmouth bass during the post-spawn period as they dump out into deeper water with water temperatures on the rise.
