Night can be the great equalizer—walleyes, stripers, catfish, brown trout, muskies that turn tough by day often gorge at night. But this is a brisk November evening and crappies are supposed to be...View article
Peering down an ice hole for hours has a way of testing your character—a lot of waiting for something to happen punctuated by moments of great drama. From one minute to the next, the underwater turf...View article
Because sunlight penetrating water is bent at an ever-increasing angle as the sun nears the horizon, sunset occurs about a half hour earlier below water than above. In a similar sense, across much of...View article
No other fish comes by its name more honestly than the walleye. Those big, white, distinguishing globes are to the walleye what the thick heads, soft skin, and waving whiskers are to the catfish—magnificent...View article
I like to fish at night. Pioneering ice angler Dave Genz, who has long worked with the In-Fisherman staff on ice projects, does not. Perhaps that’s because I spent my formidable years in search of...View article
On lakes with heavy recreational traffic and daytime fishing pressure, night fishing is one of the best ways to catch big walleyes. While there are many ways to catch walleyes in the dark--longline...View article
While the world swelters in midsummer heat, a cult of night fishermen wait for darkness. The reward is a world many will never know, a world of dripping yellow moonlight and awesome blackness, of quiet...View article
What begins as a search for a midnight snack soon becomes one of Doc and company's most memorable nights in the northwest Ontario bush. This story's proof that there's more to the fishing experience...View article
The saying, "Timing is everything," never was more valid than when plotting the capture of huge largemouth bass. The effects of season, time of day, and physical (but barely tangible) factors like moon...View article
