In the ‘70s and ‘80s, the biggest growth in walleye fishing occurred as walleyes were stocked into reservoirs, greatly expanding their range. Non-native species introduced into conducive environments...View article
The number of walleye anglers in the United States and Canada has increased dramatically over the last 20 years, from 5.2 million in 1980, to 5.8 million in 1990, to over 6 million in 1996. Anglers...View article
Northern pike are one of the most widespread and popular of the world’s freshwater sportfish. The biggest pike, those that tip the scales at 20 pounds or more, remain scarce across much of the Lower...View article
Bass reveal their hunting tactics to sharp-eyed anglers.
She was swimming slowly along the bank, about three feet deep. Through the clear water of Lake Wohlford, we could see she was big, maybe eight pounds. If we’d landed her then, in 1950, she’d have...View article
On the Great Lakes, using goby-imitating baits for smallmouth bass is now as standard as tossing crawfish patterns on other lakes. A few years ago on Lake Michigan, I started catching brown trout mixed...View article
Every serious lure ever made for pike and muskies falls somewhere within their prey-size spectrums. Muskie anglers like bigger baits because they know these baits often select for bigger fish. Pike...View article
Massive Muskies -- A Remarkable Fishery At A Remarkable Moment In Time
I have a 53-inch 42-pounder on my wall from Canada in the early 1990s,” says the guide. “When I caught it I thought, ‘Well, there’s my fish. That’s the one I’m looking for.’ Now? This...View article
Opal eyes course through a blue-green world on the border of light penetration. Rising over the edge of a precipice on the last major break leading into the benthic depths, walleyes surge into schools...View article
Bass don't move to deep offshore structure in summer because the shallows get too hot. Nor do they want to escape from whining jet skis or splashing kids. Bass abandon the bank because they find the...View article
In 1962, Ontario fisheries scientist Richard A. Ryder began 15 years of research on walleyes. Ryder sought to prove that light was a primary feeding trigger for these fish. One aspect...View article
