Tips & Features
Best time to fish border-water walleyes? That’s easy
By Steve Carney Contributing Writer During this part of April, the time to be on the water and fishing is at sundown. Fishing this past week was slow during the mornings and almost futile during
For river walleyes, spring = jigs ’n’ plastics
Regardless of river system, the most important component of fishing rivers for walleyes is simply being flexible and nimble.
Spring planer board fishing by boat and from shore
Using planer boards can get you into some nice fish.
A lot to like as southeast stream trout season nears in Minnesota
Harvest season for stream trout begins April 17.
Learn to call wild turkeys from the masters
And by “masters,” the author means listen to, then mimic, the calling of actual hens and toms.
Ice-out: Early spring fishing locations and techniques – Video
Breaking down everything you need to know to catch walleyes, perch, crappies and sunfish just after ice-out in early spring while going in-depth on fish location and movement, as well as tactics you can use
Spring walleyes on the Detroit River
The Detroit River is not one of the prettier places, but if you have a hankering to catch walleyes, it’s a top spring destination.
A natural approach: Choose salmon eggs for trout over paste baits
In streams and rivers, a great way to fish salmon eggs is using the simple drift-and-drop approach. You make a cast into flowing water and follow the drift with your rod tip.
What’s the best method for catching walleyes?
I really like to feel the bite, but I respect all the techniques for catching walleyes. The truth is, I just love filling my cooler with walleyes.
