North Dakotan Johnnie Candle, a regular on the Professional Walleye Trail, shamelessly mooches new techniques to gain an edge on his competitors. And he isn't above adapting tactics used for other species,...View article
On Eric Naig's home waters in northern Iowa -- the diametrically opposed West and East Lake Okobojis -- the former pro walleye angler now with Berkley has "issues." Structure issues, that is, affecting...View article
I am often reminded of a story my father told me years ago: Old is new, and new is old. While he was referring to the reinvention of overalls and bell bottoms, it closely resembles the trends in everything...View article
The reservoir is twice the size it was the last time you were here. The fishable water now has doubled in size. The potential of finding fish seems endless. You have only five days to dissect this water,...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
What makes better sense: Leadcore line or snapweights to troll at reasonable, repeatable depths in open water? Depends. In case you appreciate hard-and-fast rules -- make that guidelines,...View article