Articles by Dave Csanda

Reservoirs are manmade impoundments of free-flowing rivers, flooding and altering the habitat and character of the original system. Deep sections typically feature little current, appearing more like...View article

Most natural lakes with naturally reproducing walleye populations feature at least one of three basic types of spawning areas where walleyes deposit eggs across a shallow (2- to 6-foot-deep) expanse...View article

While fishing with bobbers dates back to the early days of angling, fishing for walleyes with slipfloats has a more recent and well documented heritage. Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota is the hands-down...View article

Of the many ways to catch walleyes, livebait rigging is perhaps the simplest to understand in principle but the most underappreciated in precise execution. Why? Because the common misconception is that...View article

There was a time when slipsinker livebait rigs ruled the waves and excess hardware had plummeted out of fashion, relegated to the rusty bottoms of old tackle boxes on the back shelf in the garage. But...View article

It probably began with a catfisherman fishing from the bank, tossing out a piece of cutbait and a heavy sinker, plunking it down to the bottom in moderately heavy current, then waiting for a bite. That’s...View article

(An interview with Gary Parsons, as told to Dave Csanda.) Fox News bills themselves as the network for fair and balanced coverage, while MSNBC claims to be America’s News Channel....View article

Art imitates life, and so does soft plastic. In recent years, innovative manufacturers have molded a wealth of body configurations in an ever-expanding rainbow of colors and patterns. Some closely imitate...View article

Foremost among walleye applications are the many forms of jigging with livebait, artificial dressings, and artificial-livebait combos. No other system is so eminently versatile—cast to the extreme...View article

Hailing from windy walleye country in Duluth, Minnesota, ol’ Bob was undoubtedly ahead of his time, as are many walleye anglers who’ve learned to sing the same tune. Wind: Bass anglers hate it,...View article

The first thing “they” tell you—“they” being veteran anglers skilled at extracting useful information from unsuspecting fishermen—is not blatantly to ask another angler, “What did you...View article

Don’t talk about it. Don’t even think about it. Ignore it and it might just go away. Fat chance. Whether you like it or not, walleyes use cover. That’s right....View article

Schooled walleyes roaming open water, either suspending or lying over open basins, generally are the province of trolling with either planer boards or divers, snap weights, and crankbaits, spinners,...View article

Boat-control systems for walleyes have come a long way since the early days of backtrolling (the late 1960s). Bigger boats and outboard engines, high-power electric motors, crankbait trolling systems,...View article

Walleye anglers are coming off a decade of fascination with electronics and big-water pursuit. The ‘90s were dominated by explosive growth in open-water trolling techniques, GPS navigation, and increasing...View article