
Getting started in Walleye fishing
By Tom Christianson The fun world of walleye fishing doesn’t require a huge investment. While many people prefer to fish from a boat, you can experience good walleye fishing while standing on shore or on a riverbank. Whether you fish…Read More
HOOKSET 101
By Joe Bucher One thing you’ll find in common with most of the best big gamefish anglers in our sport today is they generally all have a great hookset. What’s the opening shot on most TV show intro’s? What’s the…Read More
Anchors Away!
By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Ted Takasaki with a monster walleye caught while anchored in a prime spot on the Winnipeg River. The fish fell for a Lindy X-Change jig tipped with a frozen shiner. There are times…Read More
Late Ice Sight Fishing Secrets
By Dave Genz Late ice sight fishing provides a rare chance to let the fish teach you the secrets to catching them. What you learn will serve you well at any time of year. Here, Dave Genz holds a…Read More
Spider Rigging for More Crappie
By Tom Dietz In the old days, crappie fishing was often done with cane poles, or spin cast gear with slip bobbers and minnows. Well, as fishing tackle and technology improved, so have the methods to catch more crappies. The…Read More
Late Ice Transition Time
By Dave Genz Dave Genz explains seasonal movements under the ice, as we head from midwinter toward the late ice period Dave Genz with a beautiful transition time bluegill caught on a Lindy Fat Boy baited with three lively…Read More
WHY ‘Poofing’ Bottom Works
By: Dave Genz Dave Genz with a dandy walleye taken by using his “poof-and-drag” method. He developed this technique specifically for the Lindy Rattl’n Flyer Spoon. He drops the lure on a slack line until it hits bottom, then…Read More
Chinook Fishing in Summertime
By Captain Rick Bentley While the Spring Coho run that occurs near my port of Waukegan, IL is truly a special time of year as it kicks off the season and with fast action, summer sets aside a whole other…Read More
Sticky-Bottom Areas Refined
By Dave Genz Dave Genz holds up a prize, a jumbo perch taken at the base of a break off a sticky-bottom area. Be precise this winter, as you search the base of breaks where burrowing insects live, and…Read More
WEATHER – STILL THE KEY FACTOR!
By Joe Bucher Gathering for a late morning breakfast, I could sense a final urgency from my son Joe Jr., much like hunting on the final day of the season with an unfilled buck tag. For some odd reason,…Read More