Summer strategies for locating walleyes in these popular lakes—similar to natural lakes in many midwestern states and Canadian provinces—revolve around weededges. Boggs prefers cabbage and coontail,...View article
Ron Seelhoff’s records tell the story: top PWT money winner, only 5-time PWT winner, only 2-time PWT Championship winner, best PWT Championship record (two wins, three seconds, a fifth, and a 10th...View article
Winter walleyes can be very unpredictable. This especially holds true in midsouth reservoirs. Another reason they seem so elusive is that very little fishing pressure occurs specifically for walleyes,...View article
When it comes to trolling, good ideas quickly become new tactics. Years ago, Brett Wilkins was having modest success trolling spinner-nightcrawler harnesses for suspended walleyes. But amidst huge...View article
Make sure your cranking and trolling motor batteries are fully charged and bring battery cables to jump your cranking battery from your trolling motor battery -- just in case. Don't...View article
Walleye anglers for decades have been fond of casting jigs with plastic bodies. Early on, many such plastics were in the shape of minnows with paddle tails, like the Mister Twister Sassy Shad. These...View article
Double-duty lures for panfish have been around a long time. Spreader rigs for perch that present two or more minnows at slightly different levels appeared long ago. Fly-fishermen have, for centuries,...View article
A study by biologists from New Zealand* indicates how the magnetic sense in fish, which is used for homing and long-distance migrations, is organized. Particles of magnetite, an iron-containing substance,...View article
In the fish markets in Italy, truly local seafood is labeled nostrani "ours." The idea is to make this hearty, delicious chowder using the best of your own local ingredients, given the season, what...View article
While fish share many of the same basic organs as you and I, they do have some unique attributes.Cold-Blooded—To begin, fish don’t maintain a higher body temperature...View article
Lawn care is a lot like float-fishing for panfish. Either can be as simple or as complex as you desire. Some people spend their free hours every week edging, feeding, weeding, patching, and watering...View article