Walleye

Spring walleye presentations: When top tactic isn’t working, try something different

As May transitions to June, the top walleye bite of the year has arrived. Marking fish and walleyes aren’t responding? The onus is on you to mix it up.

Fishing tips: where to start searching for early season walleyes

Don’t just fish memories when locating fish; use your electronics and search according to lake and weather conditions.

Ice fishing tip: Pay attention to detail during a tough walleye bite. Part 1: Set-lines

There’s been a hot bite but when you finally hit the ice, the weather changes and the action tanks. Pay attention to tiny details, and you’ll salvage your trip by tricking a few fish into biting.

A winter ice fishing tactical Q&A with 'Tackle' Terry Tuma

As the heart of hard water arrives across the great North American ice belt, “T3” answers your questions to help improve your angling skills this cold-weather season.

Minnesota, Wisconsin propose fishing regulation changes on Mississippi

Would include the combined daily bag limit for walleye and sauger from six to four, with one over 20 inches, and include an option to further reduce the bag limit for sauger in Pools 5 through 9; the existing 15-inch minimum length for walleye would remain.

Fall walleye fishing tip: Go aggressive to target bigger fish

Use electronics to scan steep breaks to locate baitfish and predators, then make sure to follow them as they switch depths during changing light conditions.

Crankbaiting your way to summer walleye and bass success

An immediate, aggressive approach to fishing can produce more action quickly during a hot bite of mid-summer.

Catch-and-release only for Anvil Lake walleyes

The DNR is taking the action after learning that Lac du Flambeau tribal members exceeded their permitted harvest of walleye from the lake.

Fishing tip: Change your tactics to catch more spring walleyes

To put more fish in the boat this spring, use electronics and switch tactics until you identify a hot technique

Trolling tips for Green Bay walleyes [video]

Jarod Higginbotham, of Yakima Baits, shares some trolling tips for walleyes on Day 2 of a Green Bay fishing trip. Action on Day 2 was steady because of some of the changes Higginbotham made on the trolling rigs. We caught…

In southeastern Wisconsin, warming waters good news for Saturday's fishing opener

Fishing weeds, cover in shallow water will be the key as long as a cold front doesn’t come crashing through.

Wisconsin teaming with Minnesota, Michigan in separate walleye efforts

Team efforts involve mulling reg changes with Minnesota on a stretch of the Mississippi and working with Michigan to help walleyes rebound at Lac Vieux Desert.

Cashing in on walleyes, standing guard for sturgeon

And in Wisconsin, study notes reduction in walleye production.

Updated Lake Winnebago System walleye plan could drop bag limit from 5 to 3 fish

It will be the first update of the system management plan in 27 years.

Ice-fishing tip: Knowing when not to practice catch-and-release

Releasing fish helps protect the resource… except when it kills even more fish

Study to track walleye, lake whitefish in and around Green Bay a win-win for researchers, anglers

Each fish implanted with a transmitter will receive an external orange loop tag, indicating a $100 reward for return of the transmitter.

Ice fishing tip: Keep your lure moving and you’ll attract and catch more fish

Attract fish, then employ your sonar to determine the mood of the fish… and the presentation to prompt strikes.

Record number of walleye – nearly 900,000 – stocked in Wisconsin in 2017

In the last year before the launch of the Wisconsin Walleye Initiative, DNR stocked 142,121 extended growth walleye. Since the initiative began, DNR stocked 455,307 large fingerlings in 2013, 719,670 fish in 2014, 760,969 in 2015, 797,815 in 2016 and 881,977 in 2017.

Ice fishing tips: Go-to baits and jigging tactics for first ice walleyes

First ice is approaching fast. Much of the ice belt awaits walkable ice, though some northern lakes have capped over with enough hard water to venture out.