Crappies like cover, most of the time. Sure, I’ve found them bunched in open water, sitting 40 feet down with another 60 below their bellies. And sometimes scattered across clean sandflats. But mostly...View article
Last summer, success stories began to circulate about wacky-rigging thin worms on finesse jigheads, enabling anglers to catch bass when other techniques failed. Toward the end of the season, I obtained...View article
It gets pretty doggone icy and cold in walleye and sauger country during December, January, and February. Nearly every lake and even big rivers tend to ice over. It's a sad scene for walleye anglers...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
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
In spring, walleyes typically start spawning once the water reaches 40F to 45F. Fact is, warmer water is a primary attraction for prespawn fish, and water generally warms the fastest in the shallows...View article
Fish have the same five major senses as you—sight, smell, scent, taste and touch—although they’re a bit different, adapted for use underwater. Fish use their combined input to locate food and...View article
