Fishing Tips and Techniques

“Wiring a Pattern” for walleyes means to determine, through a combination of educated guessing, trial and error, and experience, the optimum conditions, location, and presentation for catching the most fish on a given day. The goal is to play Sherlock Holmes… using a process of deductive reasoning to zero in on the perfect bait, in [...]

Here’s an equation it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand; Fall equals big walleyes. Trophy fish go on a late-season feeding binge to fatten for the winter to come, and aggressive fish equal vulnerable fish. That’s means now is the time for all good anglers to don insulated underwear, pack the raingear and head [...]

You might not like weeds in your garden, your flower beds or your lawn. But when you find them in your lake, don’t pull them – fish ‘em! Take Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin, for instance. It’s fast earning the reputation as a walleye angler’s playground. If you like trolling, do it there. Jig fishing on [...]

Trolling is a potent tactic when walleye are dispersed across wide areas of a lake or river. It’s a great way to sift large sections of water fast. Here’s a few tips on how to do it: Check bait shops, conservation biologists and guides to see what forage is available. If it’s perch, walleyes may [...]

Somewhere along the way men got this reputation that they don’t like asking for directions or using maps to find their way around. We don’t know where that came from because as fishermen we have always relied on maps and information to find our way around on a body of water and be better able [...]

Ask pros what separates good fishermen from all the rest. More often than not you’ll hear this answer – attention to detail. Like skinning that cat, there are many ways to catch walleyes. But it’s anglers who fine tune the basics who arrive at the docks with full livewells most often. Take an old standby, [...]

If you are one of those people satisfied with slowly dangling a worm beneath a float, then this article is not for you Fishing for walleyes on reservoirs is no place for the lazy. Successful anglers often employ a run-and-gun approach using methods designed to cover the most water in the least time. They realize [...]

Ah, there’s a definite chill in the air. The leaves are turning and the pumpkin is ripe on the vine. It’s officially Fall and most of you have started packing away the boat and fishing gear and pulling the guns and bows out of mothballs in anticipation of heading for the woods. Don’t be in [...]

Are you interested in doubling your walleye catching success when vertical jigging? The easiest way to do that is to fish twice as many rods. If you can work two rods with the same precision as one, it only makes sense that you’ll catch twice as many fish. Of course that’s easier said than done. [...]