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Walleyes after dark
Night fishing tends to yield some of the biggest walleyes in a given system.

Fish food feast is on top of weed flats
Strategy for fishing weed flats – this is where the action will be for the foreseeable future.

Screen time in a boat can provide education, entertainment
Underwater cameras, which traditionally have seen far more useful in the winter, are becoming more mainstream out on the open water.

Small but mighty tiny flies produce year round for trout
But it’s one thing to get a take on a tiny fly; it’s a whole other matter actually landing the bugger.

Swimbaits revolutionizing the soft plastic world
The swimbait can swing free on the line after the treble has been pulled out by a fish, causing less damage to the swimbait and making it more difficult for a fish to use the

When you tie into a hybrid striper, you’ll know it
Fishing can be good in the spring and summer in the deep rapids. Not your average riffle, but a deep run with turbulent water. Try above and below the rapids and any slick spots in

Versatility is key to metro bass fishing
This style of fishing is distant from the silence of a peaceful rural waterway. Wildlife encounters do happen, but you’re not going to be an eyewitness to Yogi Bear or Big Foot. You will not

Close to home: Southeast’s smallmouth, panfish offer a good time
Look for widely spaced above-surface rocks to support, at times, substantial numbers of mating and waring crayfish and this is when smallmouths and panfish make their best appearance.

Target late-spring bluegills for throwback experience
If you want to target the bigger fish of this species, you need to approach the waters with a different mentality.