by Chip Leer In simple mathematics, the sum is always greater than the parts. In fishing, a jig is just a jig and a minnow is just a minnow when they stand alone. However, if you put them together, they make a lethal combination for springtime walleyes across the Midwest. Like Puckett and Hrbek or… Continue Reading
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Early Season Walleyes on Lac Vieux Desert
By Dave Lamoreaux The early season (opening day-Mid May) is the best time of year to catch numbers of Eyes on the ” Desert “. For the first couple weeks in May, the fish are usually in some part of their spawning ritual – pre-spawn, spawning, or post-spawn. For that reason, they tend to be… Continue Reading
Anchors – Fishing’s Forgotten Tool
By Captain Marty Papke Take a look in any angler’s boat and the one thing that you will almost always see is an anchor. Watch any angler fish and the one thing you will almost never see them use is that same anchor. It seems like, for most anglers, anchors are something that we have… Continue Reading
Shoreline and Dock Fishing!
by Captain Marty Papke On Little Bay de Noc and Big Bay de Noc, Michigan much of the fishing is done by boat fisherman. This doesn’t mean the shore angler can’t be successful. Lets look at these ideas on your next trip to our Bays water. Anglers love to fish piers. Beachfront piers, public piers… Continue Reading
Walleye Feeding Frenzies
by Captain Marty Papke Summertime and walleyes go hand in hand with hot conditions and warming waters. Walleyes like all game fish don’t like to expend too much energy cruising for food or chasing it down. They would rather hold in areas with high concentrations of food sources and then gorge themselves when the opportunity… Continue Reading
Fishing the WildSide On Ice
by Chip Leer It’s 4:30 p.m. on a late-December afternoon, and dusk is settling over the lake. You’re six miles off shore, and you’ve been set up for an hour, making sure everything is just right for what has been a red-hot evening crappie bite. In fact, the first big slab has just appeared on… Continue Reading
Ice Fishing Feeding Frenzy
By Tommy Skarlis and Chip Leer Fish have a brain about the size of a pea. They have a stomach that’s roughly 20 times that large. Fortunately for those of us who love to fish through the ice, one feeds the other. While a crappie or perch isn’t capable of figuring out where to find… Continue Reading
The “Hot Summer Eyes” of Bay De Noc
by Captain Marty Papke It’s what we’ve been waiting for those hot, lazy, crazy days of August and then someone says it’s too “hot” to catch any walleye! The excuses start: too hot, too calm, too much humidity, too many fish (walleye’s) and not enough days to fish them! If your looking for a time… Continue Reading
Crankin’ Night Eyes
by Captain Marty Papke It’s after the supper hour and you finish your meal, don’t become a couch potato, as some of the most active fishing of the day will soon commence. Night-time walleye fishing is coming on strong. In many areas throughout the Midwest there are lakes that receive heavy fishing pressure. The waters… Continue Reading
Fall Crankbait Fishing
by Mike Mladenik Crankbaits will catch fish most of the season, but they can become very effective in fall. Crankbaits come in all shapes and sizes and they will catch all types of fish. Smallmouth bass prefer thin 2 to 4 inch crankbaits with an erratic action like a Shad Rap or a Rebel Crawfish.… Continue Reading